I have heard plastics break down ověr time and can pass through the blood brain barrier. Does this happen with silicone implants as well since it is a hybrid between plastic and rubber? Thank you.
November 28, 2019
Answer: The Stability of Facial Solid Silicone Implants Solid medical-grade silicone materials used in skull, face and non-breast body implants do not degrade or breakdown in the human body. The silicone-oxygen bonds are quite strong. There are no enzymes in the body that can disrupt these bonds. They can only change their physical structure when exposed to temperatures that exceed at least 375 degrees F.
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November 28, 2019
Answer: The Stability of Facial Solid Silicone Implants Solid medical-grade silicone materials used in skull, face and non-breast body implants do not degrade or breakdown in the human body. The silicone-oxygen bonds are quite strong. There are no enzymes in the body that can disrupt these bonds. They can only change their physical structure when exposed to temperatures that exceed at least 375 degrees F.
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November 25, 2019
Answer: Plastic in the brain Any foreign body placed during surgery is encapsulated by the body basically sealing it off with a layer of scar tissue. Very few particles are going to pass through this capsule or membrane of scar tissue.When liquid silicone or gel silicone is involved like ruptured silicone implants silicone particles have migrated to axillary lymph nodes. That’s liquid silicone and not solid silicone. That is the worst case scenario if that’s ever been shown.There’s no evidence that a solid silicon will break down or migrate and it is highly unlikely it would cross the blood brain barrier and even if it did it probably wouldn’t make any difference anyway.Another way to look at this is by the time it did it probably wouldn’t matter.Plastic particles in the brain is probably not what people should be concerned about when contemplating getting facial implants.Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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November 25, 2019
Answer: Plastic in the brain Any foreign body placed during surgery is encapsulated by the body basically sealing it off with a layer of scar tissue. Very few particles are going to pass through this capsule or membrane of scar tissue.When liquid silicone or gel silicone is involved like ruptured silicone implants silicone particles have migrated to axillary lymph nodes. That’s liquid silicone and not solid silicone. That is the worst case scenario if that’s ever been shown.There’s no evidence that a solid silicon will break down or migrate and it is highly unlikely it would cross the blood brain barrier and even if it did it probably wouldn’t make any difference anyway.Another way to look at this is by the time it did it probably wouldn’t matter.Plastic particles in the brain is probably not what people should be concerned about when contemplating getting facial implants.Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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