Breast implants

Advanced Imaging for Early Detection

After breast implant surgery, the body produces a fibrous tissue capsule around the saline or silicone implant. The implant itself can rupture, known as implant or intracapsular rupture, and the contents of the implant are contained by the body's fibrous capsule. Extracapsular rupture can also occur where the implant contents extend through the fibrous tissue capsule and exit into the surrounding breast tissue.The majority of ruptures are intracapsular and account for 85% of the detected cases. Due to the thickness of silicone, it does not freely infiltrate into the surrounding tissue, whereas saline does, but this is of no issue as it is naturally resorbed by the body. Breast implant ruptures have not be associated with cancer, reproductive issues or other conditions.