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Is Air Inside Silicone Implant Normal?

asked 5 months ago by silvana520 in Orlando, FL
Latest answer by Robert Brueck, MD
Question viewed 149 times
Tags: silicone implant, 9 years post-op, air bubble, normal, over muscle

I had my surgery about 9 years ago silicone implants over the muscle. I routinely do the breast self exam, last week I found what feels like a bubble, when laying down I can feel it under my nipple and standing up I moves further up my breast. Is that normal? is it time to replace them? And by the way I feel no discomfort or pain at all

6 answers to Is Air Inside Silicone Implant Normal?

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Does Feeling A Breast Bubble Mean My Silicone Implant Has Ruptured?

The bubble that feel is most certainly not air. Until proven otherwise, you should assume that you may have developed a ruptured silicone breast implant. You should be evaluated by a screening mammogram and a physical evaluation by your implanting surgeon to rule out a loss of integrity of the implant shell.
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

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Noises and bubbles in breast implants

Needless to say, this is not normal. You'll need a proper clinical exam but in general, noises and bubbles in implants suggests a ruptured implant and the tightening suggests contracture but I'd be guessing. Something is going on with it...
Ricardo A. Meade, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Palpable Abnormality in Subglandular Silicone Gel Breast Implant

Your question is difficult to answer without being able to examine the breast. It certainly is not a bubble of air. However, it could represent a fold or buckle in the implant shell, or possibly a collection of leaking silicone gel. It is probably relatively fixed in its location, but appears to move as your breast slides over the anterior surface of the implant when you change position. Capsular contracture is more common with subglandular implants than subpectoral implants. As the... more
Kenneth Dembny, II, MD

Milwaukee Plastic Surgeon

www.mycpss.com

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Bubble of implants?

Feeling a bubble move with silicone implants warrants an exam. Have you had the implants evaluated? Maybe there is a leak?
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Bubble post aug

This may just be a fold in the implant and that can occur very commonly.Massaging it may help it go away.
Robert Brueck, MD

Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon

www.beauty-by-brueck.com

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Bubble in the breast.

This "bubble" that you feel should be evaluated by your plastic surgeon. It is likely not "air" but may certainly be related to the implant or a rupture of the implant. The change in your breast exam certainly warrants further investigation.
David Bogue, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.drbogue.com

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