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Extracapsular rupture found in my Sientra cohesive gel implants, how bad is this rupture? (Photos)

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Extracapsular rupture found in my Sientra cohesive gel implants. It appears as if the gel has migrated to my upper chest/armpit area. How urgent is removal? I’m meeting with a local PS this week but wanted to get an idea of initial impressions. I have pain in the area where it appears to have leaked. I’m deathly afraid of lymph node involvement?

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