Deflated Breast - Corrected With Breast Augmentation
The majority of breast implant deflations have occurred with textured saline breast implants.
With saline breast implants, deflations occur when the integrity of the outer shell is breached.
A breach will allow any saline inside the implant to harmlessly drain out and cause the breast to quickly lose its size and shape.
With silicone breast implants, a breach of the outer shell may also occur.
In this instance the capsule may contain the silicone.
More modern day cohesive gel have minimal mobility if the shell is breached and the implant is also monitored every couple of years.
Some say deflation can be a frequent occurrence.
It's a yes and no.
All will eventually deflate over time.
Leading manufacturers of FDA approved breast show a saline implant deflation rate of 35% at 3years and 7-10% at 5 years.
So it isn't expected early on after your breast augmentation, but will eventually deflate over time.
Breast deflations is corrected by a deflated implant can be safely and successfully removed and replaced with new implants surgically.
Typically your same breast augmentation incision is used to approach the deflated implant.
After traversing the scar tissue path to the implant, it will free the implant from the surrounding scar tissue, clean the breast pocket and then reshape the pocket to allow for the new implant to be properly positioned.
Some of the Saline implant deflation risks: The outer silicone shell of saline breasts implants is rigorously tested to ensure durability, so saline implant is rare, however certain factors may increase the risk of saline implant deflation.
Implant age- Breast implants are not made to last a lifetime, and old implants (10+years) may deflate if they require replacement.
Breast Trauma- Any breast trauma that resulting in significant impact, squeezing or damage to the breast may cause saline implants to rupture.
(Car accident, blow to the breasts, etc...
) Overfilling or under filling- Filling implants with more or less saline than the manufacturer recommends may increase your risk for deflation.
degradation- Textured implants and sutures placed inside the breast pocket may rub against the implant, degrading and weakening over time.
Capsular contracture Placement through a belly button (umbilical) incision site because it involves too much handling of the implant.
Deflation of saline may occur from a damaged or unsealed valve or from a break in the shell.
The deflation may or may not be detected easily depending on the leakage.
If the leakage is fast the condition may be noticeable within a day as the appearance of the breast changes.
The rate of deflation of saline has gone down with advances in technology.
Saline deflation may be reduced by overfilling the breast implant to the manufacturers recommended specifications.
Yes, you read that right: overfilling reduces deflation.
This is because deflation results from repeated folding of the shell.
Under filled tend to fold more often.
An implant shell that has folded hundreds or thousands of times may weaken and tear-not unlike a piece of paper which is folded multiple times along the same crease.
There is no advantage in minimum fill volumes.
Overfilling does not apply to silicone gel, as they are always pre-filled to their optimal volume by the manufacturer.
Thus it is absorbed by it harmlessly; the deflated saline would be required to be removed and replaced.
It is vital that you contact your surgeon as soon as you realize that there is deflation of saline in order to avoid any chance of infection or further complications.
With saline breast implants, deflations occur when the integrity of the outer shell is breached.
A breach will allow any saline inside the implant to harmlessly drain out and cause the breast to quickly lose its size and shape.
With silicone breast implants, a breach of the outer shell may also occur.
In this instance the capsule may contain the silicone.
More modern day cohesive gel have minimal mobility if the shell is breached and the implant is also monitored every couple of years.
Some say deflation can be a frequent occurrence.
It's a yes and no.
All will eventually deflate over time.
Leading manufacturers of FDA approved breast show a saline implant deflation rate of 35% at 3years and 7-10% at 5 years.
So it isn't expected early on after your breast augmentation, but will eventually deflate over time.
Breast deflations is corrected by a deflated implant can be safely and successfully removed and replaced with new implants surgically.
Typically your same breast augmentation incision is used to approach the deflated implant.
After traversing the scar tissue path to the implant, it will free the implant from the surrounding scar tissue, clean the breast pocket and then reshape the pocket to allow for the new implant to be properly positioned.
Some of the Saline implant deflation risks: The outer silicone shell of saline breasts implants is rigorously tested to ensure durability, so saline implant is rare, however certain factors may increase the risk of saline implant deflation.
Implant age- Breast implants are not made to last a lifetime, and old implants (10+years) may deflate if they require replacement.
Breast Trauma- Any breast trauma that resulting in significant impact, squeezing or damage to the breast may cause saline implants to rupture.
(Car accident, blow to the breasts, etc...
) Overfilling or under filling- Filling implants with more or less saline than the manufacturer recommends may increase your risk for deflation.
degradation- Textured implants and sutures placed inside the breast pocket may rub against the implant, degrading and weakening over time.
Capsular contracture Placement through a belly button (umbilical) incision site because it involves too much handling of the implant.
Deflation of saline may occur from a damaged or unsealed valve or from a break in the shell.
The deflation may or may not be detected easily depending on the leakage.
If the leakage is fast the condition may be noticeable within a day as the appearance of the breast changes.
The rate of deflation of saline has gone down with advances in technology.
Saline deflation may be reduced by overfilling the breast implant to the manufacturers recommended specifications.
Yes, you read that right: overfilling reduces deflation.
This is because deflation results from repeated folding of the shell.
Under filled tend to fold more often.
An implant shell that has folded hundreds or thousands of times may weaken and tear-not unlike a piece of paper which is folded multiple times along the same crease.
There is no advantage in minimum fill volumes.
Overfilling does not apply to silicone gel, as they are always pre-filled to their optimal volume by the manufacturer.
Thus it is absorbed by it harmlessly; the deflated saline would be required to be removed and replaced.
It is vital that you contact your surgeon as soon as you realize that there is deflation of saline in order to avoid any chance of infection or further complications.
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