Still, breast implant surgery, like all surgery, carries risks.
Plastic surgeons are committed to fully informed patient consent.
Multiple studies have consistently failed to demonstrate that women with breast implants have a higher rate of breast cancer, and two major studies have shown a lower than expected rate. Women with implants in whom breast cancer is detected have not been shown to have a later stage disease or poorer prognosis than other women. Mammography with the presence of a breast implant requires special techniques and additional x-ray views. Contracture occurrence is unpredictable and, when severe, may require corrective surgery. Potential contamination of saline solution is avoided by using a closed filling system at the time of surgery.