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I Had a Momogram It Seems Implant is No Longer There. Should I Have Sac Removed?

asked 3 months ago by shannon1 in riverside, calif
Latest answer by Todd C. Case, MD
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Tags: mammogram, recommendation, rupture

I Had a Momogram It Seems Implant is No Longer There.  Should I Have Sac Removed?

5 answers to I Had a Momogram It Seems Implant is No Longer There. Should I Have Sac Removed?

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Implant change after mammogram

From your descriptions, it sounds like your saline filled implant has deflated. The implant shell will remain and the scar tissue around will contract. Sometimes this may form a knuckle or point that may produce some discomfort, but you do not absolutely have to have the implant removed, unless other problems arise. However, do you really want to walk around with only one implant. Either have the implant replaced or deflate the other implant with or without removing them. Deflating the... more
Todd C. Case, MD

Tucson Plastic Surgeon
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Mammogram and saline implant

If your implant is a saline one and it deflated, then only the outer shell remains. This will not go away unless it is surgically removed. It should be removed and a new one considered for insertion.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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What to do after complete deflation of breast implants?

Once a saline breast implant deflates the vast majority of its volume is taken up by the body leaving only the silicone shell which is progressively compressed and flattened by the ever narrowing implant pocket. At ths point the shell is just a foreign body which poses no immediate risk but offers no benefit either. It should therefore be removed in the near future.
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Deflated breast implants

I am assuming these are completely deflated saline implants which are completely deflated. These shells of silicone should be removed. They are by now foreign material. They also buckle and may erode through the skin.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Rupture Breast Implants?

If I understand the question correctly, you have experienced a deflation of breast implants? if so, yes, the implants should be removed and/or replaced. In person consultation with well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons will be helpful to discuss options in detail. Best wishes.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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