Breast Implant Dangers
Records show that approximately 3% of breast implants will deflate due to leakage within three years of Fitting.
Occasionally, breast implants may rupture which will cause the saline contents (salty water) to enter the body. Fortunately this is not harmful, although the inconvenience of having a replacement breast implant is of obvious concern.
Older silicone implants are also prone to leakage through normal wear and tear.
In this event, breakage of the implant may not be easily noticed if it happens in part of the shell that contains a contracture, which is a tightening of scar tissue around the implant.
If on the other hand, the shell tears in a place devoid of a contracture scar, leakage into the adjacent body tissue occurs, resulting in a sensation that the breast implant is actually deflating.
This gel that leaks may settle in the breast, forming a new scar. It is also possible for the gel to travel through the lymphatic system to other parts of the body.
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