One side-effect of getting breast enlargement surgery is that all implants, whether silicone or saline, will break in the long run. When this happens, any skilled plastic surgeon will recommend their patients to undergo a breast implant removal surgery to save their bodies against any health complications. This is why people who have gotten bust augmentation are advised to always check the condition of their breast and to take note that the older the implants get, the more susceptible they are to leaking.
A saline or silicone implant breaks in different manners. If you are not aware of the signs when an implant is ruptured and needs a breast implant removal procedure, then you must keep on reading to find out what are they.
Saline Implants Rupture Signs
Saline contents usually leak quickly; therefore you can easily recognize if they are breaking and won’t require an MRI or other forms of imaging technique to know it. There are also visible changes on the shape and size of your breasts once it happens. Even if the saline leaks out of its shell, it is typically not harmful as long as there’s no fungus or bacteria on the implant. Breast implant removal surgery is needed right away if there is a leakage of non-sterile saline that will most likely lead to serious infection.
Silicone Implants Rupture Signs
Unlike saline, it’s not always easy to tell a silicone rupture since their contents leak out gradually. Some common signs of silicon breakage are also changes on the size and shape of the busts coupled with uncomfortable feelings of breast numbness, tenderness, burning or tingling, pain and swelling. Although rare, ‘silent rupture’ is possible too wherein no symptoms are present and that only an MRI can determine the silicone leakage. Don’t wait for the silicone rupture to spread on some of your body’s major organs and on the lymph nodes under the arm, which cannot be removed, before you decide to have a breast implant removal operation.
Based on several researches, there’s no evidence yet of the health risks a saline breakage brings, yet it is still considered to be an alarming condition once it happen. Silicone rupture on the other hand can cause uncomfortable and devastating diseases, as well as a painful disorder called ‘fibromyalgia’. Hence, there’s no reason not to have breast implant removal surgery if you suspect that your implants, saline or silicone it maybe, is already leaking.
A saline or silicone implant breaks in different manners. If you are not aware of the signs when an implant is ruptured and needs a breast implant removal procedure, then you must keep on reading to find out what are they.
Saline Implants Rupture Signs
Saline contents usually leak quickly; therefore you can easily recognize if they are breaking and won’t require an MRI or other forms of imaging technique to know it. There are also visible changes on the shape and size of your breasts once it happens. Even if the saline leaks out of its shell, it is typically not harmful as long as there’s no fungus or bacteria on the implant. Breast implant removal surgery is needed right away if there is a leakage of non-sterile saline that will most likely lead to serious infection.
Silicone Implants Rupture Signs
Unlike saline, it’s not always easy to tell a silicone rupture since their contents leak out gradually. Some common signs of silicon breakage are also changes on the size and shape of the busts coupled with uncomfortable feelings of breast numbness, tenderness, burning or tingling, pain and swelling. Although rare, ‘silent rupture’ is possible too wherein no symptoms are present and that only an MRI can determine the silicone leakage. Don’t wait for the silicone rupture to spread on some of your body’s major organs and on the lymph nodes under the arm, which cannot be removed, before you decide to have a breast implant removal operation.
Based on several researches, there’s no evidence yet of the health risks a saline breakage brings, yet it is still considered to be an alarming condition once it happen. Silicone rupture on the other hand can cause uncomfortable and devastating diseases, as well as a painful disorder called ‘fibromyalgia’. Hence, there’s no reason not to have breast implant removal surgery if you suspect that your implants, saline or silicone it maybe, is already leaking.
In this video, Mr Adrian Richards explains what are the reasons to consider Removal or Replacement of Breast Implants, who should consider the procedures and how would that affect the appearance of your breasts.
For more information, please contact one of our dedicated patient advisers on 01844 214362
For more information, please contact one of our dedicated patient advisers on 01844 214362
