Q. How someone with a broken implant finds a clinic
During checkup
if the clinic says "something's wrong"
[Something is definitely there] They usually say they're not sure if it's broken or not
(Breast checkup) clinics don't have much experience
with implant mishaps
Why?
[Checkups focus on tumors and cancer] There aren't many patients with breast implants
So clinics that do both ultrasound
and plastic surgery
[Rare] hardly exist in Korea
So ordinary clinics that just do checkups
don't often get plastic surgery patients
(Confused after ultrasound) they don't know for sure
But something is definitely off
[Most patients visit after clinical consultation] So they tell them to go to a different clinic
So patients do their research and come to our clinic
Our clinic gets so many patients
that have a ruptured implant!
Other clinics would say "we haven't had any"
But for us!
[Estimate: 1000 people] We had about 1000 cases
So it was a lot
To be honest
[Story from a patient from a university hospital] They said it was okay two days ago at ** Hospital
But after two days, when they visited our clinic
both implants were broken
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University hospitals focus on cancer patients
(this area) is out of their field
[Patient difference exists between university and local hospitals] They're good at some operations
and local clinics are good at others
[Key point!] Why do they break?
In my opinion
I think it's because the capsular contracture
Capsular contracture has its steps
(I don't have capsular contracture?) Even if you think you weren't affected by capsular contracture
you might have a little bit of it
(Slight fold) If it folds slightly like this, you can hardly feel it
[Sometimes you do] Some people to feel it
(Mostly unnoticeable) but most cases it goes without noticing
[Patients that have folds in their implants!] Even if it's not a capsular contracture
the inner space for the implant
is made to be a little bigger than the implant itself
Sometimes, there are cases where this space
shrinks during recovery
Even if it's not capsular contracture!
Capsular contracture makes the capsule thicker
but even when the capsule is thin
there may be a slight fold
But there are quite a few people
like this!!
I give an explanation
"Since it's folded here, after a very long time,"
I explain that "the folded part might break"
[No major concerns, though] It doesn't burst quickly
[Needs long-term observation!] But after a while, it may wear out and burst
So we just monitor regularly
And if it seems to burst?
You can replace it then~
I explain that because it's not a toxic substance
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Q. What if the implant bursts and is left for a long time?
[Confusing] It can be okay or not okay, because
This implant is made of silicone
The inside is silicone, and the outer shell is silicone as well
[Non-toxic, silicone itself doesn’t harm the body] But silicone doesn't cause tissue reactions in the body
[It doesn't harm you~] That's why silicone is approved
So in fact, it doesn't interact with the body
But the problem is, if it bursts!?
It spreads along the lymph..
It spreads...
What’s in the armpit?
(Turns out to be silicon) Oh, it turns out the silicone has spread to the armpit
And you can feel the lymph nodes in the armpit
PD) When that happens..
Patients with bulging armpits want to remove it
[Why?!] But not removing it is the answer, ironically
Why? Because silicone itself doesn't harm the body
But if the armpit lymph nodes are removed
[It could cause a bigger problem] Lymphedema might develop in the arm
That would cause a lot of suffering
It’s better to just leave it
That’s the opinion of doctors worldwide!
The conclusion is already clear
[There are clear downsides!] However, it won't harm your health
but it might interfere during screenings, which is the downside
If you have regular check-ups
And quickly find if it’s burst
[The reason why regular breast exams are important!] You can remove it before it spreads
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Focus!
If you have these symptoms, suspect it!!
1. Hardened breast
It can also be a sign of capsular contracture
But when the implant bursts, it often becomes hard
And instead
2. Softened breast
It was hard, but now it’s softer?
This has spread out and become softer
[Cases where a hard implant has become soft] When they thought it was capsular contracture but it feels soft again
and they think it's ruptured
(Or if they feel something) and they feel something in their armpit
they feel something in the breast
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As a breast surgeon
I want to say one thing
If you have an implant
There will be cases where it breaks
regardless of the reason!
Get regular checkups
That's how you keep them healthy
Taking care of yourself is
taking care of your family
Don't avoid it because you're lazy or scared
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