What Happens If A Cohesive Gel Implant Ruptures?
We do not really know, because there is so little experience with this. At the time of writing this, there is report of a single rupture in a series of several thousand in Sweden. If it did happen, however, one would imagine that the gel, being relatively stiff and solid, would not migrate in any significant amount. Since it has the consistency of a gummy bear, the gel would presumably stay in place. Microscopic migration of gel would presumably occur, and this can even happen to some extent through an intact shell. This is a subject of ongoing investigation, and more research will be needed to answer this question.
We do not really know, because there is so little experience with this. In thousands of cases in Sweden over the part 10 years there has been only one reported implant rupture. If it did happen, however, one would imagine that the gel, being relatively stiff and solid, would not migrate in any significant amount. Since it has the consistency of a gummy bear, the gel would presumably stay in place.
