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Anyone else had surgical clips left in their neck after surgery?
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Dec 11, 2025 | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
I had Ameloblastoma surgery (upper right sinus cavity) with a FFF in 2021. And yes, I was aware of and can see the paramagnetic titanium clips in my right neck from where they connected blood vessels, etc. (see attached x-ray from 2024). The neck incision scar is barely visible (in a neck wrinkle).
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Thirty one years ago I had a thyroidectomy (Cancer) Well yesterday I had to have a lung biopsy and guess what showed up in the x-ray. Surgical clips due to minimally invasive Thyroidectomy!
I read this at midnight last night in my patient portal, to say the least I was floored. For thirty one years during X-rays,-CT scans MRI's, PET scans, Bone density, nothing nada! I tell everyone nope nothing in my body but fat! lol Why is this not well known to the patients? I would have remembered being told that! Anyway I have had trouble with my neck for years I am wearing a soft neck collar at this minute afraid of reinjury. I do have back issues so that is what they put it on but now I am curious. Will have to look into this further.