Frequently Asked Questions AboutBreast Augmentation

The most frequently asked question about breast implants concerns whether these implants will rupture under pressure. Over the years, breast implant manufacturing technology has developed, and implants known as the fifth generation have now been produced, which have an outer shell with a lower risk of puncture and leakage and are filled with silicone gel that, with its molecules bound to each other by cross-links, behaves like a solid material rather than a liquid and keeps its shape. The world's leading breast implant manufacturers (Mentor and Allergan) market the implants they produce with a product warranty.

Another frequently asked subject is whether there will be a problem, after breast implants are placed, with radiological imaging performed for breast cancer screening. Breast implants do not prevent mammography. Since breast tissue and the breast implant can be imaged together with new digital mammography devices, if breast cancer develops the implant does not cause a delay in diagnosis.

During pregnancy and breastfeeding, no silicone passes from the breast implant to the baby. When the breast implant is placed under the muscle or under the breast, it is not connected with the milk ducts. And since the contents of the implant do not spread into the tissue, it is not possible for it to reach the baby via the blood or via the milk.

Finally, patients express their concerns about the scar of the incision to be made to place the breast implant. Recently, incisions under the breast have been the most frequently preferred all over the world because they are found to be safer. This scar remains exactly in the fold under the breast. In the long term the scar in this area becomes indistinct and, since it will become harder to notice from the outside, it does not bother the patient.