Do implants cause connective tissue disease?
A. Several studies have questioned a possible relationship between breast implants and scleroderma, a relatively rare disease of the connective tissue. None has substantiated any cause-and-effect relationship. Given the very small number of cases of this disease and its unknown causes, it is difficult to draw any statistically valid conclusions at this time. However, it appears that risk, if any existed, to the general population of women with breast implants would be minimal.
