Endoprosthetics of the chest or increasing mammoplasty is one of the most popular plastic operations today. According to statistics, in the US, this intervention is in the first place in the number of appeals, in Russia, mammoplasty is inferior to this position by rhinoplasty.
Talking that implants have a certain expiration date, not so long ago. The reason is to identify cases of capsular contracture in patients who have increased breasts 10-12 years ago with the help of implants of a well-known American company. This company began to produce implants in 1984 and has always been one of the world leaders for the production of endoprostheses to increase the chest. Prostheses disturbed the consistent quality and high rating among specialists and patients - they had a huge line of round silicone implants with a smooth shell. Advertising promised that these prostheses are reliable, do not need to be replaced, so the company gave them a lifetime warranty.
Over time, it turned out that the silicone shell, which was considered one of the most reliable and safe, 10 years later, begins to lose hermeticity - in the literal sense of the word to leak. And since the implants themselves are filled 10-12 years ago (in contrast to modern implants, inside which the gel) was to flow. Despite the fact that the physicality is safe for humans, but when in tissue, like any foreign body, provokes an inflammatory process, which is accompanied by an asymmetry of the chest or the absorption of the implant itself. Periodically, patients who have established silicone implants who have established many years ago. Moreover, wear and depressurization of implants occurs in all cases, nevertheless, doctors today strongly recommend to undergo a survey (ultrasound or CT) to all patients who resorted 10-12 years ago to mammoplasty to check whether everything is in order and if necessary, seek help To those skilled in the art - to extract the implant to flow and make an operation on reendoprosthetics, since there are no contraindications to the installation of a new implant in such patients.
Vladimir Plakotin
What implants to choose with reendoprosthetics? Definitely modern high-season textured polyurethane coating implants. Such implants decide several important tasks at once: in contrast to silicone endoprosthesis, they really have the highest strength, which is confirmed by research. They grow into breast fabrics, so do not turn over (there is no risk of rotation), as implants are made with a smooth silicone surface. In addition to everything they are filled with a sufficiently dense gel, which even when the implant is a needle, not follows, like a saline, and will not interact with the tissues of the breast.
Also, do not forget that after installing implants, the patient must be held an annual chest survey, the purpose of which to prevent possible unpleasant consequences. It can be an ultrasound or MRI to choose from. In all other relations, modern high-season implants with a textured polyurethane surface are absolutely safe: with them it is quite acceptable to conduct an active lifestyle, including sports, air travel, as well as planning the birth of children and breastfeeding. It is not necessary to worry that such a breast implant can lose hermeticity, flow or burst - modern implants pass the necessary studies and are tested for strength and durability.