the saline will be safely absorbed by the body. A silicone leak may stay inside the implant shell or leak outside of the shell. When a saline implant ruptures, it will deflate. But silicone breast implants may cause no obvious symptoms when they rupture. This is called silent rupture. ...
Cases of silicone migration from the shell of saline breast implants remain scarce. This case report introduces a unique case of a 66-year-old patient with silicone migration from intact saline breast implants. The patient presented with a range of symptoms consistent with breast implant illness. ...
Advantage: even RUPTURE CONSIDERATIONS This new generation of cohesive silicone gel implants has not been available long enough for extended studies, but early data suggest that the implants have improved durability. In any case, when the shell of a cohesive silicone gel implant breaks, as some wi...
The first case of localized scleroderma (morphea) in a 61-year-old female with unilateral rupture 3years after bilateral saline breast implant augmentation is reported. Erythematous skin eruptions were noted on the anterior trunk and involved breast. The implant was removed and tissue biopsies were...
Ian C. Hoppe, Matthew J. Trovato, Gregory E. Rauscher. (2011) Case report: localized scleroderma of the breast after saline implant rupture. European Journal of Plastic Surgery 34 , 127-130 /Ian C.Hoppe, Matthew J.Trovato, Gregory E.Rauscher. (2011) Case report: localized scleroderma of ...