Scars may be unattractive and of different color than surrounding skin. Additional surgery may be needed to treat abnormal scarring after surgery. Implants - Breast implants, similar to other medical devices, can fail. Implants can break or leak. When a saline-filled implant deflates, its salt water filling will be absorbed by the body.
Rupture can occur as a result of an injury, from no apparent cause, or during mammography.
It is possible to damage an implant at the time of surgery. Damaged or broken implants cannot be repaired. Ruptured or deflated implants require replacement or removal. Breast implants do not have an indefinite lifespan and will eventually require replacement surgery. Degradation of breast implants - It is possible that small pieces of the implant material may separate from the outer surface of breast implants.