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Topic: Expanders with Radiation safe?

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  • Posted on: May 15, 2008 10:52 am, edited Jun 17, 2008 05:51 PM by HensonChi
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krissdani
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May 16, 2008 03:45 pm krissdani wrote:

Totally safe. They radiated me with expanders in, inflated so that if the skin "hardened" after rads, it would alteast be streched enough to continue with reconstruction.

It's better than radiating your "perminant" implants aparently (from a wear and tear perspective).

Take care!

Dani.

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