Silicone Implant Safety

During your initial consultation, your plastic surgeon will be able to discuss key research papers in the discussion of silicone implants. The bottom line is that silicone implants are safe and pose no additional risk of breast cancer. However, silicone implant rupture is more difficult to identifty on clinical exam. Further, there are differential rates of rupture and capsular contracture between silicone and saline implants.

Saline and Silicone are both safe implants. However, the FDA is currently investigating the newest "hybrid" implant on the market. This IDEAL IMPLANT, is a baffled saline implant which was designed to look and feel more like a silicone implant, but without the silicone. You should check to see if there is a plastic surgeon investigator near you.

Breast implants, both silicone and saline ones, are very safe.

No studies have ever shown that any implants have caused any diseases.

The new style of silicone implants are even better than ever. The silicone gel inside of the implants is thicker. Thus, even if something happened to the implants, the gel would not move far from the implant.

Silicone breast implants are absolutely safe. There has never been a study to show that silicone breast implants cause any health risks, cancer or otherwise. Even in the event that a silicone implant ruptures, this poses no health risks. In the U.S., silicone breast implants were restricted by the FDA from 1992 until 2006. After nearly 15 years of scrutinizing silicone implants, the conclusion is that they are safe, and have always been safe.  Other countries throughout the world continued to use silicone breast implants during that time period, and all those women remain safe.

Please discuss this issue further with a board certified plastic surgeon for more details regarding silicone breast implants.

Best wishes,

Dr. Bruno