When breast implants leak, does the liquid come through your skin?

November 8, 2015
Asked By:akaladygwen in East Stroudsburg, PA

Breast implants-2005. 3 months ago t-shirt had large wet spots on the underside of my breasts. Skin didn't feel wet. Yesterday my shirt was clearly wet. I had a double tank top on and a light blouse over it. Symmetrical wet marks through all three shirts, under my breasts and down my ribs. My skin was not wet but it felt like fabric softener. My implants are saline not silicone. My breasts seem slightly softer than they have been but they don't seem smaller. Are they leaking through my skin?

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