I have 30 yr old implants. No symptoms, no concerns. At 20 yrs old, my breasts were very small & uneven. I wanted to fix them and make a little bigger. I have one silicon implant & one saline implant. They still look good. My concern is the shelf life of the implants. I am afraid of rupture. I am diabetic & have rheu arthritis and concerned about surgery. Should I remove the implants and just have surgeon pretty up whats there? Should I be concerned about age of implants?
Implants were done in the 80's and are now rock hard. The left breast is hard at the top and right breast completely hard. After the implants i wad a 34DD and now a 34E! I cannot lye on my back or stomach as it is painful and I feel asif the skin will tear. Is there a danger here?
I do not have photos; however, I do feel a lump on top of the right breast. Ultrasound said no tumor or cyst. Could be a rupture or a tear in implant. Is free silicone dangerous if it is leaking? This has been a year now. No pain, swelling or discomfort; just that lump I referred to. Thanks so much!
32 years ago, when I was 24, I received silicone breast implants. My breats were tiny, not even an A cup, basically nothing, then I went to a B cupwhen I got the implants..I have never had any problems at all. Now I am 56 and they have really started to sag. I never had children, so it can't be that. Is this just mother nature? I don't want to change them. I just didn't expect them to look so droopy.
Prob began rupture by 1986--did nothing . Nov. 2014 (35 yr. later) had implant and implant material removed by Dr. Ernest Cronin. It had really spread even to lymph nodes. Got new safer implants. Even Dr. Trubrow on Botched said that silicone can trigger an autoimmune response. Have appt. with family doctor Friday. But I am very scared of scleroderma! Some say silicone can't cause that, but this was 35 year old silicone. Please answer.
My breast augmentation for appearance only was back in the 1980's. They were silicone back then. What possible health hazards am I faced with? They still look great even though one is firmer than the other. Should I replace them, because frankly I cant afford it, but I will if they are dangerous. From what Ive read there are really no real health issues to worry about. I would like to get an MRI to better check my breasts once a year for a mammogram becsause they are dense when x-rayed.