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Are There Any Credible Studies Regarding Meme Silicon Implants and Failure Rates?

asked 1 year ago by cdvrn in Texas
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 232 times
Tags: silicone implant, failure, study

What MRI screening exam timelines do you recommend to check the ongoing integrity of the implant and can you provide physical changes indicating silicone rupture versus routine signs of aging breast tissue (I am 54)?

3 answers to Are There Any Credible Studies Regarding Meme Silicon Implants and Failure Rates?

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Rupture rates for silicone implants.

The Meme's wee popular for only a brief period of time and the statistcal analyses are limited. The FDA clinical evaluation of current implants are the best data we have and indicate a 0.5% 3 year rupture rate and a 1.1% 6 year rupture rate.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Meme implants

The Memes were onthe market for a short while and are no longer available. You should have routine breast exams and you may want to consider MRIs periodically( As the FDA  has for other silicone implants).
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Checking Integrity of Silicone Gel Breast Implants

When the shell of a saline filled breast implants fatigues and fails. The saline (salt water) escapes and becomes absorbed by the body being excreted in the urine just like any water we consume and the implant visibly flattens in 48-72 hours. This is not the case with a silicone gel filled breast implant. Leaking gel implant stays within the scar tissue surrounding the implant and breast size does not go down; Some patients report their breasts become softer with a silicone gel implant... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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