Can Silicone from Breast Implants Melt Inside the Body?

Question

I'm having a Breast Lift with silicone gel Breast implants and am curious about it. They say gummy bear implants don't leak when punctured, but in your body where it is 98.6 degrees can the silicone break down and melt?

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Absolutely not. Silicone requires a much higher temperature for it to melt. The silicone filling will remain cohesive inside your body.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

Can Silicone from Breast Implants Melt Inside the Body? No, the silicone will not melt at body temperature.

Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACS · Answer

The silicone implants are stable at body temperature. The newer cohesive gel, (gummy bear), implants are designed not to leak out of the implant even if the implant is torn, (highly unlikely in most circumstances). Even the older implants are made of gel and not liquid. Your implants won't turn into liquid while in your body.

Peter A. Aldea, MD · Answer

NEVER happened.
The melting point of  Silicone is 932&deg;F
I think if your body ever reaches such temperatures, you will have other things to worry about than your breast implants.
So don't worry about it.
Good Luck.
Peter A Aldea, MD, FACS

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

There is no  chance that the silicone gel breast implants implanted into a breast pocket will dissolve.  The gummy bear implants  are cohesive and will not melt either.

John P. Stratis, MD · Answer

You should have absolutely no concerns that silicone gel will melt in your body.  All implants can eventually crack and what is inside can leak out but they will not melt.

William B. Rosenblatt, MD · Answer

Neither the silicone in regular implants nor gummy bear implants can "melt" and leak in the body. All of the modern implants are quite "cohesive" and stay together.

John E. Gross, MD (retired) · Answer

You are correct, the highly cohesive or "gummy bear" implants which are shape and form stable have the consistency of a gummy bear and there is no liquid to potentially leak if the device is punctured.
 Silicone implants, whether the highly cohesive "gummy bear" or the traditional gel devices do not "melt" or breakdown at body temperature.

Can Silicone from Breast Implants Melt Inside the Body?

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