1. Constant problems from scar tissue that normally forms around the implant tightens and squeezes. Symptoms range from firmness and mild discomfort, to pain, distortion, palpability of the implant, and/or displacement of the implant. Additional surgery is needed in cases where pain and /or firmness is severe. This surgery ranges from removal of the implant capsule tissue to removal and possible replacement of the implant itself.
2. Inability to breast Feed. As far as the ability to successfully breast feed after receiving breast implants, one study reported that 94% of women with implants with were unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants.
3. Additional Surgeries. There is a high likelihood that women who have received breast implant surgery will need to have additional surgery at some point to replace or remove their implants. Problems such as deflation, infection, shifting, and calcium deposits can require removal of the implants. Most women choose to have their implants replaced at further cost. For those who do not, cosmetically unacceptable dimpling and/or puckering of the breast may result.
4. Dissatisfaction with Cosmetic Results. Dissatisfying results such as wrinkling, asymmetrical implant displacement (shifting), incorrect size, unanticipated shape, implant palpability, scar deformity, raised scarring, and/or sloshing may occur. Even with careful surgical planning and technique minimize, it does not prevent results such as these.
1. Pain of varying intensity and duration may occur and persist following breast implant surgery. In addition, improper size, placement, surgical technique may result in pain associated with nerve entrapment or interference with muscle motion.
2. Infection can occur during or after the breast implant operation. Infections with an implant present are harder to treat than infections in normal body tissues. If an infection does not respond to antibiotics, the implant may have to be removed. In this event you can choose to have another implant surgery once your infection has been eliminated.
3. Interference with mammography. Breast implants may delay or hinder the early detection of breast cancer either by hiding suspicious wounds, injuries, or tumors or by making it more difficult to include them in the mammogram image. Implants increase the difficulty of both taking and reading mammograms. Mammography requires breast compression that could contribute to implant rupture. For these reasons you may wish to undergo a preoperative mammogram and another mammogram six months to one year after implantation to establish a baseline. It is essential that you tell your mammography technologist that you have an implant before the procedure. The technologist can use special techniques to minimize the possibility of rupture and to get the best possible views of your breast tissue. These special techniques require more x-ray views, therefore exposing you to more radiation. The benefit of the mammogram in finding cancer outweighs the risk of the additional x-rays.
4. Toxic Shock Syndrome has been noted in women after breast implant surgery. Toxic Shock Syndrome is a life-threatening condition. Symptoms include sudden fever, vomiting, diarrhea, fainting, dizziness, and/or sunburn-like rash. In this event, you should see a doctor immediately for diagnosis and treatment.
5. A hematoma is a collection of blood inside a body cavity. A seroma is a collection of the watery portion of the blood (in this case, around the implant or around the incision). Postoperative hematoma and seroma may contribute to infection and/or capsular contracture. Swelling, pain, and bruising may result. If a hematoma occurs, it will usually be soon after surgery. However, a hematoma may also occur at any time after injury to the breast. While the body absorbs small hematomas and seromas, larger ones will require the placement of surgical drains for proper healing. A small scar may result from surgical draining. Implant deflation/rupture can occur from surgical draining if damage to the implant occurs during the draining procedure.
6. Alteration of Nipple and Breast Sensation. The feeling in your nipple and breast may change following breast implant surgery. Your feeling can range from intense sensitivity to no feeling at all. These changes may be temporary or permanent. They may affect your ability to nurse a baby as well as your sexual response.
7. Extrusion (when the breast implant comes through the skin) may result from unstable or compromised tissue covering and/or interruption of wound healing.
8. Deposits of calcium may be seen on mammograms and can be mistaken for cancer. In this event, it may be necessary to undergo additional surgery such as biopsy and/or removal of the implant to distinguish the calcium deposits from cancer.
9. Dead tissue around the implant, may prevent wound healing and require surgical correction and/or implant removal. Permanent scar deformity may occur following necrosis. Factors associated with increased necrosis include infection, use of steroids in the surgical pocket, smoking, chemotherapy/radiation, and excessive heat or cold therapy. If you are a smoker, it is recommended that you do not smoke during the few months preceding and following your surgery.
10. Breast Tissue Atrophy/Chest Wall Deformity. The pressure of the breast implant may cause the breast tissue to thin and shrink. This can occur while implants are still in place or following implant removal without replacement.
11. In addition to these complications, there have been concerns associating breast implantation with certain systemic diseases: Connective Tissue Disease - A recent study conducted by the FDA indicates that women whose implants have ruptured silicone gel were 2.8 times more likely than women whose breast implants haven't ruptured to report that they had the soft tissue syndrome, fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance. The study did not show cause and effect, but a statistical association between extracapsular silicone and fibromyalgia. The study also indicated that patients with extracapsular silicone gel are not more likely than other women to have "other connective tissue disease" such as dermatomyositis, polymositis, and mixed connective tissue disease.
5. Cancer. Published studies indicate that breast cancer is more common in women with implants than those without implants.Second Generation Effects - There have been concerns raised regarding potential damaging effects on children born of mothers with implants. A review of published literature on this issue suggests that the information is insufficient to draw definitive conclusions.

So what's the deal about big boobs?

Breast implants are not regarded as lifetime devices. It is likely that you will undergo implant removal at some point over the course of your life. At this point you have the option of replacing your implant or removing your implant altogether.

What are the main reasons for having my implants removed?
The following are the main physical problems that necessitate removal: a rupturing or leaking of your implant leading to deflation, silicone gel escaping from the implant envelope and scar capsule that is detectable in your breast or elsewhere in your body, or having a spherical capsular contraction that is hard, painful, and deforms the breast.

Is breast implant surgery painful?
In general, post surgical swelling is to be expected, as is some pain and discomfort.

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