The three types of silicone gel-filled breast implants are as follows: One type is a single lumen implant that is prefilled by the manufacturer with a fixed volume of silicone gel. A second type is a double lumen implant with (1) an inner lumen prefilled by the manufacturer with a fixed volume of silicone gel [...]
Saline-Filled Breast Implants
The three types of saline-filled breast implants are as follows: One type is a single lumen implant that is filled during the operation with a fixed volume of saline through a valve. There are no adjustments of the saline volume after the operation. A second type is a single lumen implant that is filled during [...]
Breast Implants Device Description
Breast implants may vary in shell surface (smooth versus textured), shape (round or shaped), profile (how far it sticks out), volume (size), and shell thickness. The primary parts of most breast implants are a shell (otherwise known as the envelope or lumen), a filler, and a patch to cover the manufacturing hole. With respect to [...]
How will I know if my breast implant has ruptured?
If your saline-filled breast implant ruptures, you or your doctor will be able to tell. When saline-filled breast implants rupture, they deflate and the saline solution leaks into your body immediately or over a period of days. You will notice that your implant loses its original size or shape. If your silicone gel-filled breast implant [...]
Breast implants rupture
We do not know all of the causes of breast implant rupture. We do know that breast implants can rupture from: damage during implantation or during other surgical procedures folding or wrinkling of the implant shell trauma or other excessive force to the chest compression of the breast during mammography. Source: http://www.fda.gov/
How long do breast implants last?
Breast implants do not last forever. If you decide to get breast implants, you will likely need additional surgeries on your breasts over your lifetime due to rupture, other complications (for example, capsular contracture, breast pain), or unacceptable cosmetic outcomes (for example, asymmetry, unsatisfactory style/size, wrinkling/rippling). Source: http://www.fda.gov/
Breast Implants Reoperation
it is likely that you will need to have one or more reoperations over the course of your life because of local complications from breast implants. Reasons for reoperations could include any of the potential local complications bulleted above, such as capsular contracture, wrinkling, asymmetry, rupture/deflation, implant malposition, etc. The type of surgical procedure(s) performed [...]