My silicone breast prosthesies accumulate air when I fly. Eventually they rupture.Wouldn't silicone implants do the same?(photo)

June 29, 2015
Asked By:channahgrace in Denver, CO

This phenomenon occurs only when I fly to cities at lower elevations. Upon flying back to Denver, bubbles do not disappear. Air pockets increase with each trip via commercial plane (pressurized cabin). Accumulation is always on the back side of prosthesis. They never explode. Eventually the shell of the prosthesis splits where the pressure is greatest. 7 prosthesies have done this. I have also had a ruptured implant. No explosion, just a gradual increase in symptoms and final diagnosis via MRI.

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