The Benefits and Dangers of Breast Implants

The newest fad that has come about in the recent decade is plastic surgery. One of the most popular plastic surgeries that women are getting is breast implant surgery. Whether it is breast reduction or enhancement women are flocking to the chance to change their body. Just like other plastic surgeries are dangerous, breast implants can have their own danger to women. Problems include infection, breakage of the breast implants, and more surgery on down the road. Everyone wants to look nice and many women believe that changing their breast size will make them more noticeable to people. Many women enjoy the look after their surgery and it does a great deal to a woman's self-esteem. Most women go into the surgery wanting a proportional figure so they can look nice. Some women also want a wider selection of clothing options. There seem to be more tangible risks than there are benefits. Studies have found that 46% of women with silicone gel implants had surgery within three years of the original surgery to correct problems ranging from serious medical conditions to women not liking the new look. Many women finish with the surgery but experience intense pains. When a woman gets an infection after getting an augmentation and when there is an infection near the implant, the implant may need to be removed to treat it. There is also the risk of the silicone breaking down and getting into the lungs of patients. Most breast implants have a shelf life of about 12 years, but some implants only last months and others last as long as fifteen years and the risk of an implant breaking open increases every year. What most women do not realize is that all implants will break open eventually. Most mammograms cannot detect when an implant breaks and the leaking silicone can cause serious damage. Another problem that women face is the inability to breastfeed after getting breast implants. The last major problem with breast implants is the fact that it makes it harder for women to detect breast cancer and it makes it more difficult for mammograms to take place effectively. However you feel about the issues it is up to an informed patient to weigh their cost and benefit of the surgery. Some women may feel that a breast augmentation surgery is worth the risk if it makes them look nicer and helps their self-image. So while it seems like the risks far outweigh the benefits it is all relative to the person that is getting the surgery.