Avoid Bad Plastic Surgery Ruptured Implant Breast Enhancement Risks And Complications Minneapolis

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Breast Augmentation Risks and Limitations

Implants can rupture. One patient asked why, wondering if the valve was the problem. Instead, a rupture is usually a small pinpoint leak that can develop on the implant´s edge. It´s like an old sweater that has worn through the elbow while the buttons are holding just fine. The implant´s valve would be like the buttons—still working—while friction on the implant shell day in and day out can cause an area to spring a leak.

Many patients have the idea saline implants need to be replaced after a specific number of years. Automatic replacement must be necessary because the tabloids at the grocery store checkout line said so. Not really.

Your auto windshield only needs to be replaced if it is cracked, which is different from the routine maintenance to change your oil. Actually, there is no need to replace a saline implant unless it ruptures. I have patients whose implants have been fine for almost 20 years. I also have a small percentage of patients whose implants have ruptured and needed replacement.

Rarely, implants can become infected. It is extremely important to have surgery at an approved facility with flawless sterile technique. The most common complication of breast implants is excessive firmness, where the breast is harder than the patient or surgeon would like. This happens in about three to five percent of women following surgery in my experience. Nipple numbness occurs in about three percent of cases. I have patients sign an extremely long consent form, which lists virtually every known complication or adverse outcome.

In addition to those already mentioned, these could include:

• Capsular contracture—scar tissue around an implant that causes pain, firmness, and sometimes, a misshapen appearance.

• Calcification—calcium deposits that form in the tissue around an implant, causing hardening and pain.

• Wrinkling and folds—wrinkling or creasing of the implant surface that may result in irritation to surrounding tissue or deflation of the implant.

These all may sound scary, but complications are rare. Your surgeon can answer any questions you may have about the risks and can put them in perspective to ease your mind or help you decide not to proceed with surgery.

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