Implants are always subject to the phenomenon of encapsulation or capsular contracture, which, depending on the degree, would require their withdrawal due to the change of shape and/or discomfort. In addition a breast reconstructed using implants does not evolve over the patient’s life, as a breast reconstructed using living tissue such as in the case of DIEP would. A breast reconstructed with autologous tissue, as in a DIEP, increases and decreases in size the same as a normal breast does when there are normal body size fluctuations during the lifetime of any person. A recent study shows that 30% of implants used in BREAST RECONSTRUCTION have had to be removed in the first four years.