CHECK IMPLANTS

Check Implants

Check implants regularly is a good practice for breast health. Physicians recommend long-term follow-up for breast implants. Though generally safe, breast implants are medical devices and they can fail. If detected early enough, replacing a ruptured breast implant, particularly saline-filled breast implants, can be similar to replacing a batter in a battery compartment. If detected late, ruptured silicone can cause thickening of the scar tissue around the implant. This can lead to breast deformity and pain. The longer delay for replacement or removal of breast implants, the larger the potential for complicated surgery.

Like all surgical procedures, breast enlargement exposes patients to potential mistakes and side effects. Breast implants are medical devices and they can fail.

 

Breast Implants

A breast implant alters the size and shape of a woman's breasts. There are two primary types of breast implants: saline-filled and silicone-gel-filled implants. Saline implants have a silicone elastomer shell filled with sterile saline liquid. Silicone gel implants have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel.