Rare cancer associated with breast implants

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Breast implants are one of the more popular types of plastic surgery, but there’s a growing concern about the procedure. This comes after the FDA announced breast implants could be connected to a rare cancer.

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Michael Kim stopped by the WINK News studio to tell us more.

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