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Reasons for Breast Implant Rupture and Deflation

Breast implant deflation or rupture is one of the top reasons why women undergo a breast revision surgery or a secondary breast augmentation surgery. The reasons why a breast implant may deflate or rupture include aging of the implants, damages to the implants by surgical tools, biopsies, fluid drainage, and other procedures to the breast. Breast implants can also rupture because of an accident, excessive compression during a mammogram, or overfilling/underfilling the implant with saline solution.

Typically, the lifetime of a breast implant is between 10 and 20 years, although they may last longer.

Saline-filled breast implant deflation can occur either suddenly or slowly over some period of time and will result in a noticeable decrease in size or change of shape of the breast.

Ruptured silicone implants may result in a slight loss of volume over time. A silicone rupture often goes undetected, for this reason, many doctors recommend having an MRI 3 years after your surgery, and then another MRI every 2 years to detect the presence of any leak.

The fact is that there is no surefire way to prevent breast implant deflation or rupture, but you may reduce the risk of it if you follow our advice.

1. Talk to your breast surgeon about his/her surgical plan to avoid surgical practices that increase the risk of deflation or rupture, e.g. overfilling or underfilling of the implant.

2. Avoid dangerous sports or other activities that carry a high risk of physical trauma to the chest area.

3. If you should get a mammogram, tell your technician beforehand that you have implants. Specify whether they are saline or silicone.

4. If you have silicone implants, it is obligatory to have an MRI every 2 to 3 years.

Schedule a free medical consolation with a board certified LA cosmetic surgeon to get a better idea of breast implant types and risks of them being deflated or ruptured.

Contact:Dr. Armen Vartany, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon1510 South Central Avenue, Ste 620, Glendale, CA 91204-2598 (818) 500-0823 ‎ Vartany.com