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hi there,

i had my breast reconstruted with high profile gel implants 23days ago, my incision is under the crease area. but my left breast is is healing slower. right now i have one higher than the other one. what can i do to make it look the same or it is normal when it's still recovering??
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My guess it that either you have some degree of capsule contracture elevating the higher breast implant and making the incisions asymmetrical, or the actual incisions and placement of the implants are asymmetrical.  You need to discuss this with your surgeon. There is nothing you can do.
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hi doctor,

what i meant earlier is my left breast's scar is lower than the right one, the right scar is hidden in the crease area but left one's not. pls tell me what i can do. thank u
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