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Why do doctors ask you not to wear deodorant for a monography?
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Aluminium contents: Deodorants have aluminium contents in its ingredients and it may show up on a mammogram as artifacts and mislead a diagnosis . That is the reason.
Answered 1/23/2015
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Can show up on mammo: Topical agents such as deodorants, antiperspirants, or makeup can contain substances that may show up on X-ray, interfering with proper reading of a mammogram.
Answered 3/7/2015
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