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Small Leak in 5 Year Old Silicone Breast Implant
I have a small leak in one of my silicon breast implants - done 5 years back. There is small amount of extracapsular fluid in relation to the upper outer aspect of the right breast measuring 4* 21mm.{noted on a ultra sound examination} The breast does look slightly smaller on close observation. do i have to replace the implant with a new one? will my breast get noticeably smaller with time? if so how urgent is the surgery? Many thanxs.
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Durban golden dawn
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Ruptures in silicone implants are detectable with MRIs.
Ruptures are difficult to diagnose accurately with ultrasounds and usually require MRIs. First, gather or obtain your old records and seek a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss the options.
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Implant leaking
If your implant is leaking., it is a good idea to have them exchanged as soon as it can be coordinated.
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Leaking implant
The fact that you have a leaking implant is not an emergency.would i replace it?Sure that would be the best thing to do and MAYBE REPLACE THE OTHER ONE AS WELL.is IT AN EMERGENCY,NO IT IS NOT.
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I would call your ultrasound inconclusive for rupture so you will need an MRI to prove the imlant is ruptured. It could be a seroma. I assume you are having some symptoms and that is why you had the ultrasound. If the MRI is negative and you are not having symptoms I would not do anything. You can get a small amount of fluid in the capsule for many reasons including friction irritation between a textured implant and the walls of a breast implant space.
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Silicone Breast Implant Leak Requires More Exact Tests
Based on your description of the ultrasound, you may not actually have a problem with your silicone breast implant. You may simply have a little fluid around it. A MRI should be able to give you a definitive answer.
As you're probably aware, the newer silicone breast implants after the FDA re-approval should actually not leak- the inner silicone material is very sticky and cohesive. So, technically, you shouldn't have a "leak" from your...
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Small Leaks in Silicone Implants Are Difficult To Test For
Ultrasound, MRI, and other testing modalities have a significant failure rate on either side of the truth. In other words, some patients get a diagnosis of a leak, when there isn't one, while others get a diagnosis of an intact implant, when in fact it is leaking. That always creates anxiety in patients, who worry that something bad will happen if they don't do something right away. All the good studies done to date do not show any serious systemic ill effects...
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Breast implant leaking
Based on your description of the ultrasound- its not clear that you have a leak. I don't have the report in front of me, but a little extra-capsular fluid is not diagnostic of a failed breast implant. A breast MRI would be my recommendation for further work up.
A failed implant should be removed. Failure of implants is often progressive. Based on what we know about silicone breast implants, your health is not at risk from the presence of leaking silicone implant. This...
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