It can lead to rippling of the skin or a tight, round - looking implant. Correction of this problem involves removing the implant and the scar tissue and replacing the implant. This usually works. In some cases, however, the capsule stubbornly returns and the implant must be removed. While this problem is not truly an illness, it can lead to the need for additional surgery.
Most women now have saline implants.
These are filled with salt-water. The bag, however, is still made of a solid silicone. While this material is still classified as investigational by the FDA, it has been used in many types of medical devices for decades. Alternative fillers such as soybean oil and peanut oil are not yet approved or, at the time of this writing, in active patient trials in the United States. Early complications with these appear to have sent researchers back to their drawing boards and we do not expect to see anything new approved in the near future.