Breast implants fold flaws when sleeping on side - will implants rupture?

Thank you for your questions. Nearly all breast implants have some irregularities. since they are soft, gravity will shift them some. Within a confined space, implants can demonstrate folds. Sometimes you can feel them or even see them. Highly cohesive gel implants have fewer folds. Most of the time these folds are of no consequence. However, fold flaws (where the shell of the implant flexes repeatedly and breaks) can be the source of implant breakage or (if saline) deflation. If this worries you, talk to your plastic surgeon. They could reduce your concern, or potentially replace them with more cohesive implants.

In my experience overfilling saline implants can reduce deflation rate to less than 2% compared to silicone rupture rate of 8 to 10%. Read the link below to read my published data. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA