SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS: RECOMMENDATIONS

The French Agency for the Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) just made an update on the risks of breast implants pre-filled with silicone gel.

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Possible complications

Capsular contracture order to isolate and protect themselves against any foreign body, the body tends to form a sort of membrane around the implant.This is a normal reaction. If this membrane thickens, it can then form a real fibrous shell around the implant, called capsular contracture. These shells may be favored by the passage of silicone gel through the envelope of the prosthesis . This complication varies depending on the indication of the type and quality of the prosthesis and implantation conditions. If it is primarily cosmetic, it may require reoperation in cases of functional impairment or pain . You should know that implantation behind the muscle could decrease the frequency of this complication. Out Certain factors can encourage a break, like a violent trauma or age of the implant . If the silicone-filled implant breaks, two scenarios are possible:

• the gel remains in the fibrous envelope surrounding the implant and goes unnoticed;
• the gel diffuses through the fibrous envelope, causing a reaction to this foreign body in the form of nodules, known medically "siliconomas"inflammatory and lymph may occur. The implant must be removed and replaced.

Namely

Breastfeeding: breast implant has no impact on breastfeeding. Breast cancer: no relationship was found between breast implant and breast cancer.Complication of Silicone despite many accusations, scientific studies now show that the risk of inflammatory diseases in patients with breast implants filled with silicone gel remains very low.

Monitoring

After a breast implant, a medical consultation is recommended:

• during the early postoperative period, or during the first half;
• three months after implantation in order to analyze the inflammatory condition;
• a year later to assess the condition of the scar;
• in case of complications, suspicion of complication or trauma, and at least every five years.

After a breast implant, a medical consultation is recommended:

Surgery alternatives

• Implant containing saline .
• Gradual stretching of the skin by placing a prosthetic preparation (expansion) or completion of a musculocutaneous flap taken from the back or the belly.

In all cases, please do not hesitate to ask your surgeon for specific information on the planned implant.