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Q. How someone with a broken implant finds a clinic

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During checkup

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if the clinic says "something's wrong"

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[Something is definitely there]
They usually say they're not sure if it's broken or not

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(Breast checkup) clinics don't have much experience

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with implant mishaps

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Why?

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[Checkups focus on tumors and cancer]
There aren't many patients with breast implants

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So clinics that do both ultrasound

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and plastic surgery

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[Rare]
hardly exist in Korea

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So ordinary clinics that just do checkups

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don't often get plastic surgery patients

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(Confused after ultrasound)
they don't know for sure

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But something is definitely off

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[Most patients visit after clinical consultation]
So they tell them to go to a different clinic

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So patients do their research and come to our clinic

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Our clinic gets so many patients

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that have a ruptured implant!

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Other clinics would say "we haven't had any"

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But for us!

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[Estimate: 1000 people]
We had about 1000 cases

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So it was a lot

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To be honest

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[Story from a patient from a university hospital]
They said it was okay two days ago at ** Hospital

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But after two days, when they visited our clinic

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both implants were broken

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University hospitals focus on cancer patients

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(this area) is out of their field

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[Patient difference exists between university and local hospitals]
They're good at some operations

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and local clinics are good at others

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[Key point!]
Why do they break?

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In my opinion

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I think it's because the capsular contracture

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Capsular contracture has its steps

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(I don't have capsular contracture?)
Even if you think you weren't affected by capsular contracture

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you might have a little bit of it

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(Slight fold)
If it folds slightly like this, you can hardly feel it

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[Sometimes you do]
Some people to feel it

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(Mostly unnoticeable)
but most cases it goes without noticing

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[Patients that have folds in their implants!]
Even if it's not a capsular contracture

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the inner space for the implant

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is made to be a little bigger than the implant itself

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Sometimes, there are cases where this space

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shrinks during recovery

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Even if it's not capsular contracture!

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Capsular contracture makes the capsule thicker

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but even when the capsule is thin

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there may be a slight fold

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But there are quite a few people

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like this!!

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I give an explanation

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"Since it's folded here, after a very long time,"

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I explain that "the folded part might break"

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[No major concerns, though] 
It doesn't burst quickly

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[Needs long-term observation!]
But after a while, it may wear out and burst

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So we just monitor regularly

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And if it seems to burst?

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You can replace it then~

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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?

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[Confusing] 
It can be okay or not okay, because

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This implant is made of silicone

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The inside is silicone, and the outer shell is silicone as well

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[Non-toxic, silicone itself doesn’t harm the body]
But silicone doesn't cause tissue reactions in the body

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[It doesn't harm you~]
That's why silicone is approved

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So in fact, it doesn't interact with the body

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But the problem is, if it bursts!?

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It spreads along the lymph..

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It spreads...

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What’s in the armpit?

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(Turns out to be silicon)
Oh, it turns out the silicone has spread to the armpit

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And you can feel the lymph nodes in the armpit

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PD) When that happens..

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Patients with bulging armpits want to remove it

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[Why?!]
But not removing it is the answer, ironically

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Why? Because silicone itself doesn't harm the body

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But if the armpit lymph nodes are removed

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[It could cause a bigger problem] 
Lymphedema might develop in the arm

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That would cause a lot of suffering

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It’s better to just leave it

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That’s the opinion of doctors worldwide!

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The conclusion is already clear

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[There are clear downsides!] 
However, it won't harm your health

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but it might interfere during screenings, which is the downside

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If you have regular check-ups

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And quickly find if it’s burst

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[The reason why regular breast exams are important!]
You can remove it before it spreads

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Focus!

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If you have these symptoms, suspect it!!

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1. Hardened breast

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It can also be a sign of capsular contracture

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But when the implant bursts, it often becomes hard

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And instead

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2. Softened breast

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It was hard, but now it’s softer?

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This has spread out and become softer

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[Cases where a hard implant has become soft]
When they thought it was capsular contracture but it feels soft again

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and they think it's ruptured

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(Or if they feel something)
and they feel something in their armpit

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they feel something in the breast

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As a breast surgeon

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I want to say one thing

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If you have an implant

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There will be cases where it breaks

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regardless of the reason!

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Get regular checkups

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That's how you keep them healthy

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Taking care of yourself is

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taking care of your family

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Don't avoid it because you're lazy or scared

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