My implants are 30 y/o & rock hard. Six weeks ago I found a hard lump attached to my rib. It's not in the breast tissue but on the right side at 9:00. Ultrasound findings: Snowstorm appearance with severe posterior echogenic shadowing & contour abnormality of the breast implant. No mass is identified. No evidence of malignancy. Highly suggestive of silcone rupture. Can this cause a hard lump attached to a rib outside the implant?
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May 21, 2013
Answer: Common for older generation implants to rupture
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