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| 5/10/2012 | I had a bilateral mastectomy about 6 weeks ago. My Lt side incision is still not headless and the right side I had 300cc seroma aspirated yesterday. Could I have an allergy to the expander? | ||
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| 5/10/2012 | allergic reactions present as redness, swelling (not seroma swelling though)and are incredibly rare. however some women's bodies don't like foreign objects in them. talk with your plastic surgeon regarding what his/her thoughts are then you can decide if you want to pursue a different form of reconstruction-- like DIEP flap or S-GAP that doesn't contain any foreign objects and doesn't take any muscle either. | ||
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