Question:
I am getting breast implants and was wondering if the implant can be damaged afterward if you fall or get into an accident.
Answer:
The implants are very sturdy. A typical fall or activities of normal daily living would not damage or rupture the implants. There have been some cases of auto accidents or severe trauma or cases of airbags deploying that have ruptured implants. In the case of a saline implant, the implant would rupture, the saline would leak out. This is no danger to the patient but the breast would go flat. Compared to a silicone implant, if the shell were ruptured, the breast would not go flat since the gel would not leak out and the only way to know if there was a rupture would be to get an MRI.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.