Breast Implants: Q&A
Ask a Question22 Year Old Implants with One Very Firm Breast: Is There a Way to Soften It?
I have silicone implants which are 22 years old. One feels natural the other is firm. There is some calcium deposits on both, but the firmness has been there for much longer.Any ideas to make this one soft again? I'm sorry but I don't feel a photo is needed for an answer.
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kd burr
in Hydro, OK
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Breast Implant Heartening?
Thank you for the question.
Based on your history and description it would be in your best interest to visit personally with a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon. You may need to consider removal/replacement of the older implants to achieve the results you are looking for. At the very least, you should consider MRI evaluation of the implants to rule out leakage.
I hope this helps.
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A firm breast with 22 year old silicone breast implants.
The most likely cause of the firm breast is what's called "capsular contracture". This is basically scar tissue that forms around the implant. One of the potential causes of capsular contracture is rupture or leaking of the silicone breast implant. A leaking implant can sometimes be detected by ultrasound or mammogram. An MRI can also diagnose a leaking implant but these are expensive. The best thing to do would be to have a consult with a...
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Severe Hardness of breast implants with calcium deposits in breasts are often indication of Ruptured Implants
Severe contracture of implant with hardness of breasts, especially with accompanying calcium deposits is often indication of rupture of implants. This requires surgery and removal. Don't sit on it. It does not get better with waiting. Find a good plastic surgeon ASAP
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Breast Implant Capsular Contracture: Surgery for old implants
If you have had your breast implants for 22 years and now have hardness in only one, there is really no options other than a secondary operation which would involve removal of the implants and replacement with new implants if you want them and removal of the scar tissue around the breast implants (capsulectomy). Sometimes if the implants are plasced above the muscle, a transposition under the muscle will help alleviate the risk of scarring. Silicone breast implants have changed since you...
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Firm Silicone Breast Implant
More than likely, a "capsular contracture" or excessive scar tissue has formed around your implant. It is also possible, given the age of the implant, that it is ruptured. I would advise that you see an experienced plastic surgeon for an evaluation. It may be as simple as removing the implant and scar tissue and replacing this with a new implant.
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22 Year Old Implants with One Very Firm Breast: Is There a Way to Soften It?
You are right you do not need to post a photo. But you need an operation to remove these "old" implants and clean out the capsule and calcium if possible, than have either a saline or silicone replacement. Not a very difficult issue to fix.
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Hard 22 year old implants
It is very likely that your implant has ruptured. The hardness is due to scar tissue that has formed around the implant giving you a capsular contracture. There is nothing short of surgery that can fix this problem. The best solution is to have the scar tissue removed along with the implant. You can then either have new implants placed , have a breast lift, or do nothing more.
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The most common cause of hardening is implant leak.
Your implants are 22 years old and most probably there is implant leakage. You will need bilateral implant and capsule removal. You will have the option of saline implants,silicone implants or no implants after removal of the old implants. You can get MRI to check for the leakage,but that would be waste of your time and your money.
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Capsular contractures
You sound like you have dense capsular contracture. The only solution to this is surgery. After the dense scar tissue and the likely ruptured implants are removed you can either be done with implants, replace them with or without a lift.
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Firm Breast With Older Silicone Implants
If your silicone implants are 22 years old, there is a fairly high probability that there is a ruptured implant, especially on the firm side. A mammogram or ultrasound study may show this. An MRI is much more sensitive but also much more expensive and is not 100% accurate. If you are concerned about the degree of firmness that you have in this breast, you should have the implant removed as well as the scar tissue and have replacement with a newer generation silicone implant.
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