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Do Breast Implants Expand with Air Pressure?

I saw this question on Twitter and had to know the answer:

"If a woman has breast implants and climbs a high mountain do the implants expand due 2 lowered air pressure?"

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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Makenzie in Seattle, WA

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Implants are stable

When a woman with implants climbs a mountain, her breast implants don't change size because they are filled with saline or silicone gel (not air). If they did expand, then most female flight attendants on airplanes would be very busty!

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