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Renners
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6 years ago

bilateral mastectomy then immediate reconstruction results

I have just finished chemo and now deciding on surgery. I am having a  bilateral mastectomy with nipple removal and then immediate reconstruction with implants. Has anyone had this with the implant ov...
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primek
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6 years ago
@Renners the radiotherapy can damage the implant also. By having the expanders, doing radiotherapy  ..waiting to heal then the swap over. The chanfeover is fairly minor. Much less than the original surgery.