What are the long term risk of getting breast implants?

Question

How old is too old for a woman to get breast implants?

Answer 1

Follow up is key: The long term risks of breast implants are the need for follow up. The primary danger is neglecting them. Implants are very simple machines, essentially inflatable bladders which can fail. As a foreign body, they present the same risks as many other implants with scarring or infection. When any of these situations occur, treatment should promptly follow with relatively few long term consequence.

Answer 2

Several: The most common risks of having breast implants are breakage and hardening. Implants aren't permanent devices. Breakage rates are about 10% @ 10 yrs for saline implants and 4% @ 10 yrs for silicone implants. Hardening or capsular contracture will eventually happen in most women who's implants don't break first. Mild cases may not need treatment. They may interfere with mammogram interpretation.

Answer 3

Risk for implants: Patients who receive breast implants have a 1 in 5 chance of additional breast surgery. Repeat surgery most often includes, implant exchange, implant removal, pocket revision, breast lift, capsular contraction and removal of leaking saline implants. New data shows a slight risk for malignancy of the implant pocket associated with breast implants.

Answer 4

Maintenance: Breast implants need to be replaced if they leak or dislocate from their original positions. Additionally breast implants may elicit accumulation of scar, which may need to be surgically removed. As a woman ages, her breasts will change, with or without implants and her aesthetic sense will too. The fall back position is always to remove them.

Answer 5

Hardening & Rupture: The main two risks are hardening (contracture) and rupture, and you to need to be seen by your doctor over time to keep an eye on things.

Answer 6

Generally safe: Breast augmentation is generally a safe procedure. Like any other surgery there are risks of complications including bleeding, infection, breast symmetry, capsullar contracture, and implant rupture.

Answer 7

Implants are safe: Breast implants are one of the most well studied medical devices the fda has ever approved. The silicone implant scare in the 80's was not founded on science, but hysteria. The truth is, breast implants are very safe. That being said, any surgery has risks, and the general risks of breast implants and the surgery to place them are an important conversation that you should have with your surgeon.

Answer 8

Many: There are many risks involved in breast implant surgery. Those associated with the surgery, and later complications of breast implant rupture or capsular contracture. This should be a conversation you have with a board certified plastic surgeon. Even with risks the vast majority of breast implant recipients are happy.

Answer 9

Few: Like all surgery there is a risk of infection or bleeding, but this is extremely low. I have had one infected implant in over 15 years in practice. There are also risks from anesthesia but these are rare. Implants themselves have risks of contracture or hardening, and malpositioning. Overall a very low risk surgery.

Answer 10

Like any surgery...: ...Infection, bleeding etc. Also, more specific to breast aug are: capsular contracture, displacement, asymmetry, loss of feeling, etc.

Answer 11

More surgeries: I agree with dr. Sisto. I would add that breast implants may make mammograms more difficult and require special views. After implant surgery there is significant risk of secondary surgery on the breast do to implant problems such as rupture, contracture, displacement, asymmetry, and subsequent procedures are usually not covered by insurance.

Answer 12

Other problems: Women ill from breast implants fall into several categories including silicone toxicity (rare and due to hla types), chemical toxicity (common) and biotoxicity (common). Also low grade infection due to biofilms. Immune, endocrine, and neurological problems also occur due to toxicity. See www.Thenakedtruthaboutbreastimplants.Com.

Answer 13

Colonization : There is a big difference between colonization ( presence of bacterial on a surface or tissue) va active infection. Both processes may cause disease. For example there are bacteria in your mouth that are not causing infection. However prolonged presence may cause plaque. Unless active infection is present we do not generally recommend antibiotics.

Answer 14

FDA POSITION: You may also want to review the fda position statement on this subject: http://www.Fda.Gov/medicaldevices/productsandmedicalprocedures/implantsandprosthetics/breastimplants/default.Htm.

Answer 15

Many: Deflation, contracture, loss of nipple sensation, malposition, drug reaction, infection, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, death, scarring, poor cosmetic result, extrusion. Practically speaking the first three are the most likely with everything else farr less common.

Answer 16

Speak with Surgeon: Bleeding, infection, need for more surgery, damage to surrounding structures, imperfect cosmesis, implant displacement, scar, wound healing problems, breast sensation changes, capsular contracture, breast tissue thinning, and other unforseen consequences.

Answer 17

Rupture: The most common risk with silicone implants that are not replaced would be rupture. Ruptured implants can lead to capsular contracture and spread of the silicone into the breast tissue and possibly lymph nodes. Silicone implants should be replaced at around the ten year mark as recommended by the manufacturers.

Answer 18

Safe w proper care: No surgery is risk free. Having said that silicone breast augmentation performed for the proper indications in the right patient and for the right reasons using reasonable sized implants with appropriate follow up is a very safe procedure. Seek the skills of a board certifies plastic surgeon who will guide you through this process and discuss the risks involved.

Answer 19

Breast Implant risks: Although breast implants are fda approved and safe they do have risks. Surgical risks, as with any procedure, include bleeding, infection, and anesthesia. The most common risks that can occur with breast implants include implant leakage, capsular contracture ( scar tissue around the implant that causes hardening, implant rippling, loss of nipple sensation, and breast asymmetry.

Answer 20

A few: Infection, scarring such as capsular contracture, rippling, sagging, hematoma, asymmetry, pain, loss of nipple sensation, stretch marks, rupture, deflation, the list is long. Although the risks are low but not zero.

Answer 21

Risks of surgery: Implant related complications include implant failure or rupture, implant exposure, malposition, and capsular contracture. Capsular contracture is the formation of firm scar tissue around the implant resulting in asymmetry, implant deformation, visibility of the implant, and pain in very severe cases. http://www.dassmd.com/breast-augmentation/index.html.

Answer 22

Many.: Risks include infection, bleeding, abnormal scarring, unsatisfactory cosmetic result of specific problems related to breast implants such as: rippling/pop ability of breast implants, encapsulation ( heavy scar tissue around breast implant), breast implant displacement, breast asymmetry, interference with mammograms etc. Patients should also be aware that further surgery will likely be needed.

Answer 23

Breast Implant Risks: One of the more common risks is capsular contracture, which develops from collagen fibers around the implants. It can tighten and make the implant feel hard and be painful. However, this problem can usually be corrected . Dr. Ricardo rodriguez baltimore, maryland.

Answer 24

2 weeks minimum: Under the muscle augmnetation -> take it easy for 1 to 2 weeks. No heavy lifting for a month, but i'd go over all of this with your doc. He/she may have different recovery recommendations.

Answer 25

1 to 2 weeks.: Recovering after breast augmentation surgery varies from one patient to another. Most patients are able to return to a desk job within one week and return to more strenuous activity/lifting within one month. Driving should wait until patients are off medication and can respond to an emergency safely.

Answer 26

Recovery: The discomfort from breast augmentation is dependent on the size of the implant you desire. Larger implants...More discomfort...Longer recovery. On average, you should be able to get back to work within a few days (or even quicker with small implants). Six weeks before strenuous exercises. http://www.dassmd.com/breast-augmentation/index.html.

Answer 27

4-6 weeks: It takes a few days for the skin to heal and about three months for the breasts to stretch and settle into their stable position. If you want to resume exercising, start at about six weeks.

Answer 28

Breast implants: In many cases the implant can be placed behind the breast and on top of the muscle. In my patients this typically leads to a shorter recovery period. As mentioned already 6 weeks is a very routine recovery period.

Answer 29

Till done nursing...: And until breast size has stabilized, as breasts often "deflate" after pregnancy and nursing.

Answer 30

>4mos after nursing: I usually advise my patients to wait approximately 4 months after completing nursing before considering breast augmentation. Even then implants may trigger a brief bout of galactorrhea (milk production).

Answer 31

Typically 3 months: We normally say to wait 3 months after having a baby before having any cosmetic surgery procedure. The body needs time to heal and recover from giving birth.

Answer 32

4-6 months: I would recommend you wait 4-6 months after you stop breast feeding. That way the shape/size of the breasts have stabilized. It makes the results of the surgery much more predictable and enables the surgeon to more closely reach your expectations.

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