ah. there is this small, but quite relevant point :)
ta :)
/goes to read

/seems a little odd that a surgeon would say this, and a friend would - quite seriously - agree they did the same with him though
( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Thu 21 May 2009, 21:24, archived)

to be fair
it depends on the kind of implant they use. and if your friend/family were obese or not. sometimes they do move it a little to get the fat out of the way. but its not an SOP by anymeans.
( Azra3l Lubrication Persuasion and Brute Force ™, Thu 21 May 2009, 21:26, archived)

ahhh, fair enough then, that's probably the reason :)
they weren't exactly obese, but they were 'big' people.
( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Thu 21 May 2009, 21:27, archived)