Artificial breast implants: Safe, but also risky!

Within a short time, there were two deaths from breast cosmetic surgery in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Dr. Crishna B Clough reviews existing views on this issue on the occasion of the 50th aesthetic and orthopedic surgery conference in France.

1- Easy to cause breast cancer

Breast implant bags containing silicon (Photo: VNN) False. Women with artificial breast implants do not have a higher or lower risk of breast cancer than the entire female community.

With or without artificial breast implants, women at risk of 1/9 developing breast cancer throughout their lives and whether breast implants contain high serum or silicol.

2- Silicon breast implant bags are more dangerous

False. Currently nearly 97% of women carry artificial breast implants containing silicon. The study, conducted by the official committee of experts from France (Andem), the United Kingdom and the United States, showed that this breast implant does not pose any risk of developing an "autoimmune" infection.

Silicone breast implants are allowed to be reused in France since 2001. The risk only occurs when the bag is leaked but not known and the silicone glue flows out, forming the silicon capsules, causing inflammation. The surgeon removes it by replacing a new breast implant, which is not harmful to health because it is considered a normal medical emergency. Currently, silicone gel forms have a higher adhesion level, so there is less risk of leakage.

3- Causing an effect on the mammogram

Just right and wrong.

If the breast implant is placed right behind the breast, it will cover about one-third of the breast cavity analyzed by mammogram. Therefore, it is necessary to select a radiologist with a breast implant specialist with breast implants, because of the specific techniques.

As for breast implant bags placed behind a small chest muscle, it is more difficult to take and analyze. Therefore, plastic surgeon often encourages the use of this technique, because it has natural aesthetic results and keeps longer.

4- After surgery, there is no risk

False. In addition to the risk of cracking bags, women carrying padded bags can produce crust, which is due to the reaction of the padded bag that creates a layer of fibrous tissue around the breast implant bag, which is thicker and more solid. over time.

Nearly all shell births appear in the first two years after placing the padded bag. No matter which padded bag type, this risk occurs in 5-10% of surgeries, and cannot be prevented.

If the crust is hard and uncomfortable, surgery is needed to remove it. It is unclear why, but it is observed that the crust appears less if the padded bag is located behind the chest muscle compared to the back of the breast. It may be due to the contraction of the chest muscles.

5- After placing a breast implant, it is impossible to play any sport

False. Medically, through the period of scarring 1-3 months later, there is no indication of sports play. In the laboratory, there was a test of the stability of breast implants with higher pressures than compressions on muscles in compression state. As for the risk of moving chest cavity as if it was not available: the surgeon carefully calculated the location of the padded bag and created an internal "corset" to keep the position of the padded bag chest.

That does not mean there is no need to wear corsets, because artificial breast implants are also influenced by the gravity of the breast.