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Silicone Breast Implants on Women with Autoimmune Disorders?

asked 2 years ago by mykidsrock in Texas
Latest answer by Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
Question viewed 577 times
Tags: breasts, female, autoimmune disease

Silicone breast implants do not cause a woman to be more likely to develop an autoimmune disease any more than a woman without implants. However, why does the Mentor say on their website, "Precautions: Safety and effectiveness have not been established in patients with the following: autoimmune diseases (for example, lupus and scleroderma)". So, can silicone implants make an existing autoimmune disease worse? I have Hashimoto's which shows as hypothyroidism. Does that mean I should not get breast implants? I can't find any article on the web at all addressing women getting silicone implants who already have an autoimmune disease. Thanks!

5 answers to Silicone Breast Implants on Women with Autoimmune Disorders?

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Silicone Implants and Autoimmune Disorders

Are Silicone Implants Safe in patients with autoimmune disorders?.I think that Mentor's website is simply being cautious in this litigious day and age. What I can do is tell you that studies have not linked autoimmune disorders to silicone breast implants. Silicone implants have been shown to be not related to autoimmune disorders. But your question gets to the heart of the matter, Are silicone implants safe? I think you have to answer this question in two... more
Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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The data available indicate that the silicone implants should not aggravate your condiiton. However, if you find this hard to believe or have lingering questions or anxiety, I would recommend that you defer the surgeical procedure. see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Automimmune disease and implants

The recent ban of silicone implants from 1992 to about 2007 was because of concern of the potential risk of autoimmune disorders and implants. This has not been supported in the literature and the ban was lifted.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Silicone gel implants and autoimmune disorders

Statistics are one your side. There does not appear to be any difference in the incidence of autoimmune disorders in women with silicone gel implants and those without implants. That having been said, rhuemtologist colleagues of mine feel that autoimmune disorders may have a variety of triggers (pesticides, etc.) so, in theory, silicone gel implants could trigger a response in the rare case which would not show up statistically. In eighteen years of private practice, I have yet to come... more
Marcel Daniels, MD

Long Beach Plastic Surgeon

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