I've been researching and have read that women have to go to get an annual mri scan once they receive implants to check if there are any ruptures. Is this true? Or can I just go to my PS annually to get checked?
Answer: Do women with breast implants need to go in for an MRI scan every year? The FDA recommendation for women with silicone gel breast implants is to have an MRI 3 years after the surgery and 2 years thereafter. There is no reason or real scientific reasoning for this since it has been shown that the average lifespan is many years, and even a decade or two before the implants leak. There is a chance of False Positivity with having an MRI, meaning the MRI might show a rupture when there actually isn’t. What I generally recommend to my patients is that they may need a replacement of the silicone gel breast implants (average is about 15 years) and for them to come in for follow ups with me after the surgery to see if they have any irregularities in their implants or if there is any concern with implants such as capsular contracture or asymmetry. Otherwise, I generally will have my patients wait about 10 years before they get an MRI.
Helpful
Answer: Do women with breast implants need to go in for an MRI scan every year? The FDA recommendation for women with silicone gel breast implants is to have an MRI 3 years after the surgery and 2 years thereafter. There is no reason or real scientific reasoning for this since it has been shown that the average lifespan is many years, and even a decade or two before the implants leak. There is a chance of False Positivity with having an MRI, meaning the MRI might show a rupture when there actually isn’t. What I generally recommend to my patients is that they may need a replacement of the silicone gel breast implants (average is about 15 years) and for them to come in for follow ups with me after the surgery to see if they have any irregularities in their implants or if there is any concern with implants such as capsular contracture or asymmetry. Otherwise, I generally will have my patients wait about 10 years before they get an MRI.
Helpful
July 11, 2016
Answer: MRI after breast augmentation The FDA recommends an MRI 3 years after breast augmentation with silicone implants and then every 2 years thereafter to monitor for rupture. Unlike saline-filled implants, if a silicone implant ruptures, you may not be able to tell clinically, so MRI is a way of surveilling the implant. Of course, MRIs are expensive and it is up to you to decide whether or not to have the study performed per the FDA's recommendation. There is a page on the FDA's website (fda.gov) regarding silicone gel-filled breast implants (last updated in September of 2013) which you can reference.
Helpful
July 11, 2016
Answer: MRI after breast augmentation The FDA recommends an MRI 3 years after breast augmentation with silicone implants and then every 2 years thereafter to monitor for rupture. Unlike saline-filled implants, if a silicone implant ruptures, you may not be able to tell clinically, so MRI is a way of surveilling the implant. Of course, MRIs are expensive and it is up to you to decide whether or not to have the study performed per the FDA's recommendation. There is a page on the FDA's website (fda.gov) regarding silicone gel-filled breast implants (last updated in September of 2013) which you can reference.
Helpful
