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Does Saline Implant Eat Away Chest Wall And Cause Spasms ?
I am three months post removal of saline implant (breast cancer survivor) after finding that implant was eating away chest wall. Now I have 2 weeks of swelling above left clavicle and hardened areas where implant was removed. Pain is often spasm like in chest, but deep ache at clavicle. CT negative. Any thoughts?
Fri, 28 Feb 2014
The swelling above the clavicle is worrisome in view of h/o breast cancer. Consult the surgeon or oncologist who treated you. Hardness at the site of implant may be a reaction to implant which should go away gradually.
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