Can breast augmentation cause cancer?
Breast implants have widely been used for decades with no proof of causing cancer or any other disease. Q: Can the implant rupture if I have a mammography? A: The external shell of the implant is very thick and malleable it can’t rupture by the squeeze caused by mammograms. In general it would be good to inform your mammography technician that you have implants. Also these days with the rising awareness of breast health, we almost always use the sub-muscular placement of the implant (i.e. the implant is behind the muscle of the breast, not even in contact with the breast tissue itself) so you can easily have your breast self examination and your mammography. Q: Will I need to change my implants? A: The breast implant only needs to get changed if it ruptures or leaks, otherwise it is made to stay. New implants are designed with a double layered capsule making the rupture almost impossible. Also, using the pre-filled gel implants (the ones that don’t have a valve) makes the leaking of th
