Do breast implants really decrease your risk of breast cancer?

No: Breast implants do not reduce your risk of breast cancer.

No: Breast implants do not decrease or increase risks of breast cancer.

No: Studies of women with breast implants do tend to show lower rates of breast cancer in patients who receive breast implants; however, these women also have less breast tissue. Larger breasts have a higher risk of breast cancer. In fact, for women with large breasts, breast reduction can cut the risk of breast cancer in half.

No: There has been no concrete evidence that breast implants decrease your risk of developing breast cancer. Also, your risk of developing breast cancer is not reduced following breast reduction surgery.

No: Breast implants do not reduced your risk of breast cancer. Breast implants do make it harder for radiologists to interpret your mammograms (reduced sensitivity of the exam). Radiation doses for mammograms also increased as more films are obtained with the implants.

No: Breast implants do not affect the rate of breast cancer, according to the most recent plastic surgery research. There is a slightly increased risk of alcl in women with silicone implants.

No: They do not decrease the incidence of breast cancer. There is not a protective effect. You can still get cancer, and so should be screened and followed. Folks were worried years ago about the Oppenheimer effect. It does not apply to Breast Implants. In fact, women with breast implants have a lower rate of breast cancer. Please see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.