What Are the Potential Hazards of Silicone Breast Augmentation?
There are various methods for breast enhancement. For women with small or sagging breasts, surgical plastic surgery can be used to achieve the desired effect. Among them, silicone breast augmentation has been popular for a period of time due to its good results and realistic appearance. However, if silicone breast augmentation is not performed properly, it can pose significant risks to the human body. Let's take a look at the potential hazards associated with silicone breast augmentation.
1. Infection. Infection is mainly manifested by redness, swelling, heat, and pain, which can occur at any time after surgery. If there are no systemic symptoms, subacute or chronic infections can be difficult to diagnose. If symptoms do not resolve promptly after appropriate treatment, it is recommended to remove the artificial breast.
2. Capsular formation and contracture. The formation of a capsule around the prosthesis after surgery is a normal physiological response of the body to the implantation of a foreign object into the soft tissue. Capsular formation exists to varying degrees in all individuals seeking aesthetic enhancement and varies from person to person.
3. Prosthesis exposure: This hazard is mainly caused by insufficient surgical manipulation, leading to excessive tension, skin necrosis and shedding, intraoperative incision margin contusion, and too thin overlay affecting circulation, which can result in exposure of the artificial breast and is a serious failure of breast enhancement. The incidence of exposure can increase if the prosthesis is implanted in a traumatized location.
4. Prosthesis rupture. Ruptured prostheses usually need to be removed and replaced. However, silent ruptures of prostheses can also occur without symptoms in cases of failed breast enhancement. Individuals who have undergone breast augmentation should undergo regular check-ups to detect ruptures early. Surgical incisions may result in persistent scars that do not fade away.
