Do breast implants get in the way of doing mammograms?
Yes. The concern is that this could cause a delay in the detection of breast cancer which may result in it being more advanced at the time of discovery and, therefore, make it less curable. On the average, somewhere around 30% or more of the breast tissue is hidden by the implant on a mammogram. A larger breast with a small implant has less tissue hidden than a small breast with a large implant. In addition, the implant gets in the way more if its placed on top of the muscle than when it is placed under the muscle. At this time, studies show that women who have breast implants, have the same risk of breast cancer as women who dont have implants and that their cancer is not generally found at a later stage. Women with breast implants and subsequently develop breast cancer have the same prognosis and have similar survival statistics as women who get breast cancer without implants. If you are 40 years of age or are 35 with a family history of breast cancer, you should have a mammogram pri
