What Are the Risks of Breast Implants?
Posted on September 22, 2010
Have you wondered about the major risks of breast augmentation? For questions about the risks, we talked to Dr. David Rankin, a board-certified plastic surgeon who is devoted to helping his patients achieve excellent outcomes. Exceptional artistry, thorough attention to detail, and a steadfast commitment to the happiness and well-being of his patients have helped Dr. Rankin treat thousands of happy patients throughout South Florida. He and fellow surgeon Dr. Allyson Deziel focus on keeping up with the quickly changing advances in plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery. This includes achieving better outcomes with less scarring and less patient down times. Aqua Plastic Surgery is located in Jupiter, Fla., close to Palm Beach Gardens.
Top Breast Augmentation Risks And Dangers
If you are looking to enlarge your breasts, then you may considering having a breast augmentation procedure done. As with any form of surgery, some risk is involved.
Breast augmentation is done to balance the size of the breasts, improve the contour of the body or it is done as a reconstructive technique after prior surgery.
This surgery is done by implanting silicone shells behind the breast tissue. This will give the breasts a fuller and a more natural contour.
Some of the risks and complications that are associated with breast augmentation plastic surgery include:
- Reaction to anesthesia
- Asymmetry
- Drooping of the breasts
- Bleeding
- Capsular contracture. This describes when scar tissue hardens around your breast implant.
- Deflation
- Displacement
- Hematoma or the pooling of clotted blood
- Implant leak
- Interference with mammography
- Infection
- Keloid or when heavy scarring takes place.
- Nerve damage
- Pain
- Nipple numbness
- Permanent numbness. (There is a 15% chance of this happening.)
- Reaction to medication
- Rupture of the implant
- Seroma or the pooling of watery blood
- Skin irregularities
- Sloshing
- Slow healing
- Swelling
- Symmastia. (This is when the breasts merge to form one mass.
- Visible scar
In the hands of a experienced, board-certified plastic surgery, you are less likely to experience these complications, but any surgery carries some risk. If you want more information about breast augmentation or any other surgery, call us at our Jupiter office at (561) 776-2830.
