What are the signs of breast implant rupture?
If your saline-filled breast implant ruptures, you or your doctor will be able to tell. When saline-filled breast implants rupture, they deflate and the saline solution leaks into your body immediately or over a period of days. You will notice that the breast containinig the ruptured implant loses its original size or shape. If your silicone gel-filled breast implant ruptures, it is likely that neither you nor your doctor will know. This is known as a silent rupture. This is particularly the case with the new cohesive silicone implants. To diagnose silent breast implant ruptures which would otherwise not be detectable, an MRI is recommended at three years after implantation and then every two years after that point. Sometimes a ruptured silicone breast implant can become symptomatic. The signs of a potentially ruptured breast implant include: change in breast shape, firmness or capsular contracture around the breast implant, pain, tingling, swelling, numbness, other discomfort such as
