Breast implants and fibroadenomas

Richard P. Rand, MD answers: Can patients with fibroadenoma get breast implants?

If a fibroadenoma is proven to be benign is it okay to get breast implants? Or do I have to remove it before getting implants?


Richard P. Rand, MD
17 days ago
By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

This is a judgement call and it is reasonable to make sure the tissue has been biopsied and determined to be benign and proceed with a submuscular breast augmentation. Alternatively, you could have the mass entirely excised before the augmentation since it is possible for a needle biopsy which doesn't sample the entire lesion to miss something.

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