Breast Implants Safety Issues
Impant safety for Saline Breast Implants?
I am having a breast lift and saline implants added for volume. What I’d like to know is have there been any issues with the plastic from the pouch that holds the saline being leeched into the body?
In reality, breast implants are quite durable, and while occurrences of ruptures do exist, they are not common. For one brand of breast implant, the incidence of rupture after breast augmentation was 2.7% over 4 years. A study conducted with 106 women who had breast implants an average of 11 years showed an incidence of rupture of 15%. (Please note that this study was done in Europe and may have included older types of implants.) A study of saline implants found that leakage or deflation occurred in about 3% of cases after 3 years.
A rupture occurs when the shell of the implant develops a tear or hole. Rupture in a silicone implant may be what is called “silent.” This means that you have no signs that your implants are leaking. With saline implants, rupture will cause the breast to deflate, either slowly or quickly. However, the saline solution is safe for your body and will get absorbed.
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