Is it necessary to have a ruptured implant removed?
Asked 2014-06-03
One of my silicone implants has ruptured. I have had no side effects or symptoms. An MRI report states that, 'No leakage of implant material into the breast or chest wall evident.' I had sent inquiries to several surgeons about having surgery again. One of them suggested that it is not necessary to replace the implant. Is this true? I am very concerned about capsular contracture, especially since I have read that it is more common in secondary surgeries. Is this also true?
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The advantage of MRI is to detect rupture of silicone gel implants, and remove them before they cause additional problems such as capsular contracture and silicone granuloma. Those problems make revision treatment more difficult and possibly more expensive. Most surgeons I know would recommend that a known ruptured gel implant be removed and replaced with new implants. On the subject of capsular contracture, it is true that capsules recur more frequently than they happen in primary breast augmentation.