False Facts in the Plastic Surgery – V

Breast prosthesis are for life and can cause cancer.

FALSE

Breast implants (prosthesis) with silicone gel content, which the appropriate technique and reliability are approved can provide quite satisfactory breast augmentation outcomes. Scientific data indicate that one in 5 females undergoing mammoplasty in the US has replaced prosthesis within 10 years.

Regardless of breast absence (amastia) or breast augmentation, all patients with silicone breast prosthesis should observe their breasts in the next period of the life.

It is recommended that patients should check/observe their breasts with MR (magnetic resonance) after 3 years from the operation and once in every 2 years for the next period in order to monitor complications such as silicone rupture. Patients with prosthesis containing serum do not need to undergo this medical examination.

In the light of latest information, breast prostheses with high satisfactory aesthetic results, do not cause breast cancer, carcinogenesis and rheumatic (joint) diseases.

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