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Deflation of Saline Breast Implants

Breast Augmentation | Breast Lift | Breast Reduction
Gynecomastia | Silicone | Saline | Implant Deflation

The size of a woman’s breasts no longer need to be the size that nature endowed her with. A growing number of women are turning to breast implants to increase the size and shape of their breasts to give them a more flattering appearance.

Dr. Pasquale ensures that his patients understand the procedure and the associated risks. Deflation of saline breast implants is one such risk. It is important for clients to understand that the implant will probably not last forever.

    Deflation of saline breast implants may be caused
    due to a variety of reasons including:
  • • Normal aging of the implant.
  • • Improper and excessive handling of the implants during surgery.v
  • • Under filling of saline-filled breast implants
  • • Damage caused by surgical instruments.
  • • Damage caused to the implants during procedures to the breast, such as biopsies and fluid drainage.
  • • Compression during a mammogram.
  • • Stresses such as trauma or intense physical pressure.
  • • Capsular contracture
  • • Placement through a belly button (umbilical) incision site because it involves too much handling of the implant.
  • • Deflation of saline breast implant may occur from a damaged or unsealed valve or from a break in the shell. The deflation may or may not be detected easily depending on the leakage. If the leakage is fast the condition may be noticeable within a day as the appearance of the breast changes. The rate of deflation of saline breast implants has gone down with advances in technology.

Effects of Deflation of Saline Breast Implants

Saline breast implants are basically silicone shells with saline solution. The salt solution is quite like that which occurs naturally in the human body and thus is absorbed by it harmlessly. The deflated saline breast implant would be required to be removed and replaced. It is vital that you contact your surgeon as soon as you realize that there is deflation of saline breast implant in order to avoid any chance of infection or further complication.