Hormones 2016

Breast Implants
Saline implant rupture
People with a rupture of their saline implants can present with -
• pain in the breast,
• potential permanent changes in nipple sensitivity,
• implant leakage leading to loss of breast shape,
• redness of the skin,
• tenderness,
• increasing pain,
• There may also be capsular contracture leading to capsulitis 107 (Linder,
2014).
Silicone implant rupture
People with a rupture of their silicone implants can present with -
• pain,
• swelling,
• redness of the skin,
• possible tingling in the breast
• possible scar tissue formation,
• pain inside the breast, caused by hardening of the capsule around the
breast (Linder, 2014).
On the other hand, some people may show no signs of a silicone implant
rupture and the results may be found on simply diagnostic radiograph,
including an MRI!
"It has been found that the incidence of implant rupture will
increase over time and that the silicone gel implants are not
lifetime devices. The incidence of silicone breast implant rupture
has been found to be approximately 15% rupture rate between
the third and 10th year after implantation. Findings showed
an overall rupture rate of approximately 5.3 ruptures per 100
implants per year. The rate of ruptures certainly has been shown
to significantly increase with increasing implant age,"
said Doctor Stuart Linder (Linder, 2014).
107 Inflammation of a capsule (e.g., of a joint or the ocular lens) or a pseudocapsule (e.g.,
that formed around a breast implant)
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