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Can deflated saline implants be safely left inside the breast once all fluid has been drained?

moxeyB
I had saline implants 350cc in June 2014. I am 64. By Dec. 2014 the left breast had encapsulated and sat much higher on chest wall. PA 'fixed' the left implant in Dec. 2014. For about 6 months both looked much the same However, now the left breast is again hard and I'm experiencing shoulder and back pain. The PA said he could deflate the implants and leave it inside the breast. Have you ever heard of this method, will it work and not cause health problems or breast shape distortion?

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