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A member asked:
Is it safe to dry my chest with a blow dryer since i have a loop recorder implanted in my chest?
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Incision dry? Closed: As long as the incision over the loop recorder is closed, dry, & healed, there shd be no reason u couldn't blow-dry ur chest. Avoid magnets and electricity, however, applied to that area as the metal part of the device is just under the skin.
Answered 9/10/2015
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