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It is possible that your breast implants are covered under a manufacturer’s warranty, which can often help to cover the replacement cost. While a ruptured saline implant poses no immediate danger to the patient, it will certainly look and feel strange. Failure of a silicone breast implant on the other hand, can only be diagnosed by MRI.
Implant deflation is far from being a common occurrence but it can happen for a variety of reasons. In some cases, the problems occur because implants are filled beyond (or below) the manufacturer’s recommended fill range. Other times, texturing of a saline implant results in excessive wrinkling and premature wear, causing the implant to fail.
In the event of implant failure, safe removal and replacement can be achieved in a surgical procedure similar to the original breast augmentation. Usually the same incision is used to approach the deflated implant.
This all might sound like a major hassle, but there is good news; recovery from breast implant repair surgery is usually easier than the original surgery, since the pectoralis muscle has already been stretched.
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