1. Breast implants are not lifetime devices.
The longer a woman has them, the greater the chances that she will develop complications, some of which will require more surgery. The patient can also request additional surgeries to modify the aesthetic outcome, such as size or shape.
“The life of these devices varies according to the individual,” says Gretchen Burns, a nurse consultant at FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).
“All women with implants will face additional surgeries—no one can tell them when.” While a few women have kept their original implants for 20-30 years, “that is not the common experience.”
This is part of a series of posts about breast implants, beginning here.
For more information please visit
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm338144.htm
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