I have silicone gel breast implants placed over the muscle and am very paranoid about my husband squeezing them to hard and causing them to break. Can this happen?
March 30, 2010
Answer: Breast implants are very durable! It would take a very powerful force to rupture your implants. Not that the implants are considered lifetime devices, but they are made to last and are quite durable. You would most likely damage your own breast tissue before your implants would be hurt. Best regards, Dr. Speron
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March 30, 2010
Answer: Breast implants are very durable! It would take a very powerful force to rupture your implants. Not that the implants are considered lifetime devices, but they are made to last and are quite durable. You would most likely damage your own breast tissue before your implants would be hurt. Best regards, Dr. Speron
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September 19, 2016
Answer: Force required to rupture implant
The implant is designed to withstand 3 times your body weight in force. You should be able to stand on the implant and not rupture it. With the new form of breast implants produced after 2009 there is little chance of the implant gel material migrating since the gel is more cohesive than it was prior to this time. Therefore it may be difficult to tell if it is ruptured since the implant tends to keep its original shape. The problem is non an emergency. You would need some type of diagnostic study to determine if it was actually ruptured such as a mammogram, MRI or ultrasound.
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September 19, 2016
Answer: Force required to rupture implant
The implant is designed to withstand 3 times your body weight in force. You should be able to stand on the implant and not rupture it. With the new form of breast implants produced after 2009 there is little chance of the implant gel material migrating since the gel is more cohesive than it was prior to this time. Therefore it may be difficult to tell if it is ruptured since the implant tends to keep its original shape. The problem is non an emergency. You would need some type of diagnostic study to determine if it was actually ruptured such as a mammogram, MRI or ultrasound.
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