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

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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?

Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS · Answer

I appreciate your question.

Please follow up with your plastic surgeon so he/she can examine you and recommend most appropriate treatment plan at this time.

The best way to assess and give
true advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a board-certified
plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative breast surgery.

best of luck!

Dr Schwartz

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Hello,Thank you for your question. I recommend that you have a general health exam with your primary care physician to discuss issues you are having as saline leaked into the body would be absorbed by the body, not leave through the skin.All the best

Francis X. Fleming, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question. When implants leak the liquid is absorbed by the body and does not leak through the skin. I suggest you see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and for a medical evaluation.

Harry T. Haramis, MD, FACS · Answer

Saline should not come through the skin, not sure what's causing the wet spots other than breast skin rubbing against your chest if they are deflating. An an exam and consultation with a plastic surgeon is recommended.

Brian K. Reedy, MD · Answer

Hi & thank you for your question. If your implant is leaking it will not leak through your skin. If you notice that your breast or breasts are losing volume it is  likely that you  have a  deflation, I suggest having your plastic surgeon take a look to be sure.Best of luck.

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

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