My Girlfriend's Implant Failed? Would This Cause a Miscarriage?

asked 1 year ago by 8204anon in East McKeesport PA
Latest answer by Enrique Etxeberria, MD
Question viewed 661 times
Tags: breasts, female, saline implants, miscarriage, pregnancy

she has saline implants. One failed at 6 weeks pregnant, she miscarried at 9weeks. is there a relationship?

9 answers to My Girlfriend's Implant Failed? Would This Cause a Miscarriage?

Has nothing to do...

I am certainly sorry to hear of your misfourtune, but, in my opinion there is not connection between a saline prosthese leakage and miscarriage. Sicerely.

Enrique Etxeberria, MD
Spain Plastic Surgeon

Failing implant and miscarriage

A ruptured saline implant and a subsequent miscarriage are more than likely not related. I am sorry for your loss..

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Saline implant rupture and miscarriage

Absolutely not! There is no relationship between the two unfortunate events. I am so sorry to hear of your misfortune, but be assured, they are not related.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Saline Breast Implants do NOT cause Miscarriage

Saline breast implants are filled from the same IV bags used to infuse saline into millions of people the world over every day. Saline is completely harmless. When a saline implant deflates the sterile saline in it is absorbed by the body and within a few hours excreted into the urine similar to what happens when one drinks a lot of water. There is NO connection between a leaking saline implant and miscarriage. Dr. Aldea

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

No Relationship between Implants & Miscarriage

It is unfortunate that your girlfriend had a miscarriage 3 weeks after the failure (?leaking) of her saline breast implant. However, there is no causal effect or relationship. It was purely coincidental.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Saline implants are filled with IV fluid

It is only IV saline fluid that is in a saline implant. If the implant deflates, the saline escapes and is absorbed and urinated out a few hours later. I cannot imagine any connection between this are her unfortunate miscarriage.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Saline implant rupture not likely related to miscarriage.

It is highly unlikely that a ruptured saline implant, in and of itself, would cause or precipitate a miscarriage.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants unrelated to miscarriage

I'm so sorry for your loss. Many women without implants, as you know, have miscarriages. Saline implants are just filled with harmless salt water, so there is likely no correlation between the implant rupture and the miscarriage.

Carmen Kavali, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

There is no relation

Saline implants are filled with same saline that is used during the surgery for the intravenous injection . The absorption of the saline will not cause any harm. There are thousands of reasons for the miscarriage .