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current breast implants
I have been diagnosed with stage 1 IDC. I had a lumpectomy right breast on the 11th Nov. Then they told me it was a grade 3 tumor and a mastectomy was their recommended choice or plan b was to have 2...
Hello, I’m obviously not an expert, but from what I’ve read and been told by breast specialists, radiation has a very negative impact on breast implants. I had radiation on expanders, and have waited over a year to have them exchanged to implants. Plus, the advice is to have the implants changed every 10 years or so. Talk to your surgeon about maybe having an exchange after radiation, if the need arises. They should know what the best option is.
Good luck 💜