Implants can also rupture and leak. If a saline implant ruptures, it will deflate and the body will safely absorb the saline. When a silicone implant leaks, the silicone may stay inside the implant shell or leak into surrounding tissue. Silicone breast ruptures often cause no obvious symptoms...
and therefore silicone breast implant surgery requires slightly larger incisions, 3.5 – 4 cm. In addition, it can be difficult to detect a rupture in a silicone breast implant. Patients may require a 3-D Mammogram or an MRI to determine if any...