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Antoine A.Hallak, MD answers: How long can ruptured saline implants stay in my body?

My right saline implant ruptured or had a slight leak some time ago. I had my surgery 8 years ago, and my surgeon is in another state some 2000 miles away. How long can I live with this deflated saline implant in my body before it causes harm? Should I have it replaced or removed immediately?


Antoine A. Hallak, MD
9 months ago
By Antoine A. Hallak, MD - San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Saline breast implants don't leak, they rupture and deflate pretty quickly. A partially or completely deflated saline implant can be left in place for a few weeks but the pocket will shrink slowly and scar tissue can set in making the replacement a little more difficult in some patients.

It is not unreasonable or unsafe to wait a few weeks before replacement.

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