Contact your doctor.
Medical experts suggest removing a breast implant completely in case of a rupture, especially if the implant is silicone gel filled. This gel has a nasty tendency to seep into the breast tissue and harm it. It is also known to cause damage to the lungs and the lymph nodes.
If ruptured silicone gel filled breast implants are not removed in time, the patient will have to undergo a mastectomy to remove the entire breast tissue. There are chances of the body being prone to diseases and infections as well if a breast implant is damaged.
A ruptured breast implant can be detected by the patient in cases where the causes are accidental shock to the breast or regular stress on the breast. But there are cases where punctured breast implants are known to pass notice if they are old or if there is an accidental cut during the breast augmentation surgery.
The symptoms of a ruptured implant can be isolated to a certain extent and include a decrease in the breast implant size, tenderness, numbness, lumps, breast rash, chest pain, etc.
It is best to have a mammogram or even better, an ultrasound or an MRI to confirm a rupture. For this you have to get in touch with a doctor or your plastic surgeon. If your plastic surgeon is unsatisfactory you can get in touch with us at the Plastic Surgery of California to help you out.
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