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1 month post op breast implants, concerned that bite caused deflation. Thoughts?

brooke k.Feb 21, 2012

My boyfriend bit my breast so hard that it is badly bruised, I had my implant done a little over a month ago and it was more of a reconstruction so I feel it would be hard to decipher if it has deflated or if thats even possible by a bite 

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