At the last minute my rheumatologist told me that if I can avoid having BA I should since I have RA and she said that I would possibly be at a higher risk of developing other conditions like sclerdoma or lupus as a result of the silicone implants. She said if I did decide to go through with it she would recommend saline vs silicone. At this point I’ve already paid for the procedure so it would be costly to back out and I have concerns with saline since I hear it looks more fake. Thoughts?
February 7, 2018
Answer: Should I cancel my BA procedure since I have RA? Or switch to saline? Personally, I have never seen any studies that link silicone implants to RA or any other autoimmune disease. Plus, I have performed breast implants on numerous patients with RA through the years and have seen no deleterious effect from them. The new Memory gel implants are much better than the old silicone implants and don't "leak" out. The saline implants are not bad if you have enough breast tissue that any wrinkles don't show. You should ask your PS about this and get his/her opinion on this, however.Thank you for your interesting question, and good luck.
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February 7, 2018
Answer: Should I cancel my BA procedure since I have RA? Or switch to saline? Personally, I have never seen any studies that link silicone implants to RA or any other autoimmune disease. Plus, I have performed breast implants on numerous patients with RA through the years and have seen no deleterious effect from them. The new Memory gel implants are much better than the old silicone implants and don't "leak" out. The saline implants are not bad if you have enough breast tissue that any wrinkles don't show. You should ask your PS about this and get his/her opinion on this, however.Thank you for your interesting question, and good luck.
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February 5, 2018
Answer: RA & BA Good, solid scientific research has shown that rheumatoid diseases are no more prevalent in women with breast implants than the general population of similar-age women (breast implants do not cause rheumatoid disease). The issue may be that if you already have RA & are being treated with biologics that may cause some immunocompromise, a breast implant is a foreign body. Theoretically the implant could be slightly more prone to getting infected or other healing problem. On the other hand, theoretically your RA treatment may make you less likely to develop capsular contracture or other foreign-body reaction. In the real world I believe the theoretical arguments are probably nothing more than that & you have very little if any increased risk of problems. Hope this helps & best of luck!
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February 5, 2018
Answer: RA & BA Good, solid scientific research has shown that rheumatoid diseases are no more prevalent in women with breast implants than the general population of similar-age women (breast implants do not cause rheumatoid disease). The issue may be that if you already have RA & are being treated with biologics that may cause some immunocompromise, a breast implant is a foreign body. Theoretically the implant could be slightly more prone to getting infected or other healing problem. On the other hand, theoretically your RA treatment may make you less likely to develop capsular contracture or other foreign-body reaction. In the real world I believe the theoretical arguments are probably nothing more than that & you have very little if any increased risk of problems. Hope this helps & best of luck!
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