How Hard Can You Squeeze Silicone Gel Implants Without Causing Rupture?

You can squeeze silicone implants relatively hardly without them rupturing. In fact I have demonstrated this by standing on the implants without rupture.

Thank you for your question.  Breast implants (both saline and silicone gel) are built to withstand physical contact, even very aggressive handling by spouses.  I do not believe that you should be worried about your husbands ability to 'break' them, but I always recommend following up with your surgeon to discuss your concerns (especially if your implants are fairly old).  I hope this helps!

It’s not
unusual for patients to be concerned about the durability of silicone
implants.In fact, patients are much
more likely to be concerned about silicone than saline implants, because of all
the controversy that has occurred in the past several years.It’s safe to say that, in most
cases, silicone implants are able to withstand significant trauma.Several years ago, I performed a breast
augmentation on a female kick-boxer.She
tells me that she’s kicked in the chest all the time and has never had a problem.Although the type of trauma that you’re
concerned about could rupture a silicone implant, this is unlikely.Under these circumstances, it might be
helpful to discuss the issue with your plastic surgeon.Your plastic surgeon can discuss the issue in
detail and hopefully alleviate your anxiety.