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One breast implant in X-ray looks empty? (Photo)

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megsycJan 27, 2023

I had an augmentation around 2008. I’m a little overdue to change them, but in recent X-rays one of my implants look really strange. Is there a problem with it that I should be concerned about? One side looks like a cloudy shadow, and the other side looks smaller with a heavy outline and mainly empty.

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