19^th Global Summit on Breast Cancer October 12-13, 2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Breast Implants

A Breast implant could be a prosthesis accustomed change the dimensions, shape, and contour of a human breast. In reconstructive cosmetic surgery, breast implants will be placed to revive a natural looking breast following a mastectomy or to correct congenital defects and deformities of the chest wall. They're also used cosmetically to enlarge the looks of the breast through breast augmentation surgery. Complications of implants may include breast pain, skin changes, infection, rupture, and a fluid collection round the breast.

There are four general forms of breast implants, defined by their filler material: saline, silicone gel, structured and composite filler. The saline implant has an elastomer silicone shell full of sterile saline during surgery; the silicone implant has an elastomer silicone shell pre-filled with viscous silicone gel; structured implants use nested elastomer silicone shells and two saline filled lumen ; and therefore the alternative composition implants featured miscellaneous fillers, like soy oil or polypropylene string. Composite implants are typically not recommended to be used anymore and, in fact, their use is banned within the u.  s. and Europe thanks to associated health risks and complications. 

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