Silicone Breast Implant Surgery

For instance, you shouldn't do any heavy lifting for up to six weeks after getting your implants. Structured implants are filled with sterile salt water, and contain an inner structure which aims to make the implant feel more natural. Excerpta Medica International Congress Series. An ultrasound or MRI screening can assess the condition of breast implants. In this case, an Eklund view mammogram is required to ascertain either the presence or the absence of a cancerous tumor, wherein the breast implant is manually displaced against the chest wall and the breast is pulled forward, so that the mammograph can visualize a greater volume of the internal tissues; nonetheless, approximately one-third of the breast tissue remains inadequately visualized, resulting in an increased incidence of mammograms with false-negative results.