Loud Pop in Breast Implant

asked 1 year ago by Eastergirl in KENYA
Latest answer by Olivia Hutchinson, MD
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Tags: silicone implant, 400-449cc, popping

I have silicone breast implants 400cc and I am ten months post surgery. My boyfriend was leaning over me, over my breast when we both heard a loud pop. Subsequently the breast is softer and has more movement. I am feeling twinges of muscular pain in the area around the breast and my back and the spot where the pop came from. I went for an ultrasound and the doctor was unable to pick up anything but an mri has been scheduled. Is it possible for silicone implants to explode this way?

7 answers to Loud Pop in Breast Implant

Popping sound of breast after augmentation

Silicone implants are designed to be able to withstand significant amounts of pressure, and the loud pop sound you heard may be due to a rupture of the capsule around the implant. An MRI is better suited than an ultrasound in assessing whether the implant has ruptured. Make sure you follow up with your plastic surgeon afterwards to discuss the best course of treatment, if any.

Olivia Hutchinson, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Loud pop of breast

Ther MRI will give you the anser as for the possible probkems resulting fom the "pop" it may have been a tear of the capsule or a rupture of the implant. Probably the former if they were tight and now are softer.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Large pop from silicone implanted breast

Although it is possible that the implant ruptured, it is unlikely. Implants can withstand alot of pressure without loss of integrity. However, an MRI is a good option to evaluate the status of the implant and capsule.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation

It sounds as though a part of the implant capsule tore. Another term would be a closed capsulotomy. It shouldn't a problem; however, if you a "double" breast, then you may have had a rupture of the implant. Have your plastic surgeon see you.

Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Cause of Loud Pop in Breast Implant?

Regarding: "Loud Pop in Breast Implant I have silicone breast implants 400cc and I am ten months post surgery. My boyfriend was leaning over me, over my breast when we both heard a loud pop. Subsequently the breast is softer and has more movement. I am feeling twinges of muscular pain in the area around the breast and my back and the spot where the pop came from. I went for an ultrasound and the doctor was unable to pick up anything but an mri has been scheduled. Is it possible... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Popped

It is not possible to know exactly what happened without more information and a physical examination, however, you narration suggested that you boy friend performed a closed capsulotomy on your breast. Closed capsulotomy is an old technique to soften a breast with capsular contracture. Closed capsulotomy has been largely abandoned in the US, because it can lead to uncontrolled bleeding, rupture of the implant and malposition. Followup with an MRI is important to check your implant.... more

Joseph Mele, MD
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon

Pop in Breast Probably Due to Capsulotomy

The "pop" which you heard is most likely due to a capsulotomy which is a tearing of the capsule which forms around your implant, especially since you noted that the breast was softer following this observation. The MRI which you have scheduled will probably determine if the implant itself is intact, but this test is not 100% accurate.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

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