At my consultation, I felt both saline and silicone and as soon as I touched the silicone, I was sold on getting HP silicone implants. From watching videos (saline vs. silicone), silicone implants seem pretty indestructible. But my only reservation of silicone is not being able to detect a leak as easy as saline ones. I tried to do a search for "silicone ruptures" and there is a lot of information on saline ruptures but not silicone. How does one really know when it leaks/ruptures?
Answer: Detecting a Leak in Ruptured Silicone Breast Implants
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Answer: Detecting a Leak in Ruptured Silicone Breast Implants
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Answer: Detecting silicone implant rupture When a silicone implant leaks, the silicone generally stays around the implant. That means that the breast may not change in size, shape, or the way it feels. There is a lot of evidence suggesting that silicone on the outside of the implant didn’t usually cause problems, but the only way to know for sure is to obtain an MRI of the breasts, or to do surgery and replace them.
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Answer: Detecting silicone implant rupture When a silicone implant leaks, the silicone generally stays around the implant. That means that the breast may not change in size, shape, or the way it feels. There is a lot of evidence suggesting that silicone on the outside of the implant didn’t usually cause problems, but the only way to know for sure is to obtain an MRI of the breasts, or to do surgery and replace them.
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February 20, 2018
Answer: Detecting a silicone rupture It can be difficult to tell just by self-examination whether there is a leak in a silicone implant.So, the best method to tell is to get regular imaging of the breast, with an MRI or high-resolution ultrasound. MRI is slightly more accurate, but more expensive. That is an extra bit of "homework" that you should do, if you choose a silicone implant.
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February 20, 2018
Answer: Detecting a silicone rupture It can be difficult to tell just by self-examination whether there is a leak in a silicone implant.So, the best method to tell is to get regular imaging of the breast, with an MRI or high-resolution ultrasound. MRI is slightly more accurate, but more expensive. That is an extra bit of "homework" that you should do, if you choose a silicone implant.
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February 7, 2018
Answer: Silicone implant rupture Thank you for your question! I recommend getting an MRI of the breasts to detect implant rupture. With silicone gel implants, you aren't able to physically see the appearance of a ruptured implant, whereas with saline implants, you will see a deflated breast with implant rupture. I hope this helps!
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February 7, 2018
Answer: Silicone implant rupture Thank you for your question! I recommend getting an MRI of the breasts to detect implant rupture. With silicone gel implants, you aren't able to physically see the appearance of a ruptured implant, whereas with saline implants, you will see a deflated breast with implant rupture. I hope this helps!
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February 1, 2018
Answer: How Do You Know when There is a Rupture with Silicone Implants? Thank you for the question. It is not always easy to detect a silicone rupture on physical exam, so we usually rely on some type of imaging study. The gold standard test to detect a rupture is an MRI. However, I have also seen screening mammogram as well as ultrasound detect silicone ruptures. The current studies show a rupture rate of only seven percent at ten years with the newest, highly cohesive gel implants, so they should last a long time. however, no implant is a lifetime device. Good luck!
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February 1, 2018
Answer: How Do You Know when There is a Rupture with Silicone Implants? Thank you for the question. It is not always easy to detect a silicone rupture on physical exam, so we usually rely on some type of imaging study. The gold standard test to detect a rupture is an MRI. However, I have also seen screening mammogram as well as ultrasound detect silicone ruptures. The current studies show a rupture rate of only seven percent at ten years with the newest, highly cohesive gel implants, so they should last a long time. however, no implant is a lifetime device. Good luck!
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February 1, 2018
Answer: Detection of a Silicone Implant Rupture Typically with a saline implant rupture the breast will get smaller when there is a rupture. This is because the saline (salt water) leaks out and is absorbed harmlessly by the body. However, when a silicone gel implant ruptures, or more commonly develops a tear in the shell, the gel often mostly stays within the implant shell. The gel that does leak out is contained within the implant capsule. The capsule is the scar layer that surrounds the implant. Often times detection of a silicone gel rupture requires a diagnostic test such as an MRI or an ultrasound. If you are concerned about having an undetected gel rupture, but prefer the feel and shape of gel implants you should consider Ideal Implants. These are structured saline implants that have internal baffles to mimic the structure of cohesive gel implants. However, like a standard saline implant, when they leak, the deflate and the breast gets smaller.
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February 1, 2018
Answer: Detection of a Silicone Implant Rupture Typically with a saline implant rupture the breast will get smaller when there is a rupture. This is because the saline (salt water) leaks out and is absorbed harmlessly by the body. However, when a silicone gel implant ruptures, or more commonly develops a tear in the shell, the gel often mostly stays within the implant shell. The gel that does leak out is contained within the implant capsule. The capsule is the scar layer that surrounds the implant. Often times detection of a silicone gel rupture requires a diagnostic test such as an MRI or an ultrasound. If you are concerned about having an undetected gel rupture, but prefer the feel and shape of gel implants you should consider Ideal Implants. These are structured saline implants that have internal baffles to mimic the structure of cohesive gel implants. However, like a standard saline implant, when they leak, the deflate and the breast gets smaller.
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