Talk:Arc Reactor/@comment-142.184.89.92-20200325050543

There is something I don't understand. In Iron Man 2, Tony is slowly poisoned by the reactor he has in the chest and his only solution is to create a new one with a new element. Then in Iron Man 3, he just makes a surgery to remove the shrapnel from his chest and can finally live without the reactor. Why didn't he perform this surgery in Iron Man 2 ? Is there a logic explanation, or is it just a hole in the scenario ?