Breast implants produced with old technology can put your life in danger.
With the advanced technology, breast silicone technology has advanced considerably and nowadays, creative gel-filled silicones have started to be used.
The breast implants we used about 7 to 8 years ago were implants with a fluid gel inside that had to be replaced every 10 or 12 years.
The feature of these gels was that they could flow into the body and spread into the tissues and cause various diseases in the future.
If patients who have undergone breast augmentation with old technology silicone should definitely have annual breast ultrasound and mammography techniques, if there is a change in silicones, further examination with MRI is an absolutely necessary and necessary measure.
Today's types of breast implants have been developed to be very safe and their fluidity has been reduced in order to prevent the gel inside from leaking into the tissues.
However, in the old technology silicones, silicone could leak out of the existing wall of this silicone.
It is therefore recommended to replace it every 10 years.
After this leakage, it first goes to the axillary lymph nodes and causes reactions and pain in these lymph nodes.
Later, with the increase of this leakage and its spread into the body, it could turn into a chronic condition in the body, which we call amilaitous, and with this amilaitous condition, kidney disorders, liver disorders and different neurological problems could occur.
In order to prevent the emergence of these, of course, these can occur in a very long time and the emergence of these advanced chronic diseases can be prevented by removing the leaking prosthesis from the body with measures to be taken in the very short term.
However, of course, it is very important to examine the old silicones seriously with annual follow-ups and especially to replace the silicones that have exceeded 10 years. Especially the silicones produced by some companies are banned in the world.
3 - 4 years ago, it was revealed that the silicone gel in a type of silicone produced in France was not compatible with health and it was recommended that women who had this silicone implanted should be replaced urgently.
The French Ministry of Health undertook some surgeries to support them. It is important that patients who have undergone breast augmentation with this French brand silicone, which we call this type of pap, should urgently replace their silicones.
In addition, it has been predicted that silicones produced with old technology are deformed more frequently and in the long term, it is predicted that it will reveal itself in the silicone.
In this way, it is possible to live with new non-fluid gel silicones for a lifetime if an improved replacement is provided with today's technology silicones.
After these silicones are replaced, they can be used for life. However, my recommendation to my patients is to have their breast follow-ups done annually and to have their silicones checked. Because these new technological silicones were in the world for 7 or 8 years.
We do not know how it will change especially after 15 - 20 years. Therefore, we recommend our patients to follow up their silicones and breast tissues, especially annual ultrasound mammography by acting cautiously.
These articles are written for informational purposes. You should consult your doctor to determine whether the procedure has been performed and the appropriate treatment for you.
