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Reconstruction: Time between expansion and second surgery

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 29, 2021 | Replies (14)
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@kk57

Thanks, all. I guess at Mayo you must wait three months from last expansion for healing purposes. Wasn’t expecting that, but sounds like it is similar everywhere. Good luck, all. Sending healing energy.

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d13 | @d13 | Sep 28, 2021

Well, then, If they have me wait three months, then by December I should be able to have the permanent implants put in. The left breast cancer was 26 years ago. I had that implant done 7 years after cancer treatments. Now when I have my expander taken out on the right breast to have the permanent implant put in, the plastic surgeon is going to take out the old implant in the left to put in a new implant because of how old it is. He said they should be replaced every 10-15 years. Any comments on this?

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