Is it true that when you get breast implants you have to keep re-doing them every few years?

Question

I wanted to get breast implants, but i'm scared to, cuz i've always heard that you have to keep re-doing them every few years. Is that true?

Answer 1

The answer above this one is VERY, VERY wrong and that person is extremely mis-informed. My advice to you is to join the forum at http://www.breastimplants411.com/forum/default.asp You will learn about breast augmentation surgery there. You need to really educate yourself about this before you go through with it. Good luck.

Answer 2

This is my answer to another lady who asked this question, the same applies to you:

Breast implants are a horror that our society has embraced...how sad is it that women think they are inadequate as they are and choose to pay thousands of dollars to mutilate their bodies?

Look here: http://www.breastimplantinfo.org/what_kn...

Breast implants do not last forever. You don't get them once and then you're done. Every 6-10 years you have to have them replaced.
Every woman WILL have capsular contracture upon getting implants. It will not cause every woman problems, but it will for the majority.
"The older implants are, the more likely they are to break or leak. Although implants can rupture at any time, the FDA found that most rupture by the time they are 10 years old."

Every 8-10 years you can look forward to another surgery, several thousand more dollars, pain, and yes SCARS. A young person, in their 20's can expect to have 4-5 implant surgeries over their lifetime. Imagine the scars. The money. How horrible is that? All for fake, ugly, plastic breasts?

What if you need an implant removed because it's making you ill? "Most insurance companies will not pay to have a ruptured implant removed, especially if the implants were for augmentation."

Look what is does to your health:
"Everyone agrees that implants can cause local complications, such as those listed above. There is much more controversy about whether it can cause diseases or disorders. Some women can have implants for many years and never have any problems, but as the years go by, many women with implants become seriously ill. Common symptoms include joint pain or stiffness, memory problems, trouble concentrating, fatigue, flu-like symptoms that don’t go away, or pain throughout the body (fibromyalgia). Auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma are also problems among women with implants."

PLEASE do not do this to yourself. Men, and society have told you that you are not good enough, not sexy enough because you're breasts are not grossly swollen out of proportion. It isn't true! You are beautiful the way you are! You will find love just the way you are. Please, set and example for the rest of society! Be yourself! Be proud as you are!

Answer 3

Are you unhappy with the size of your breasts? You aren't alone. Many women are unhappy with the size or shape of their breasts, so they decide to get breast implants. Obviously, there are many issues that a woman must consider before deciding to get implants. These issues include considering the effects on her general health, the effect the implants will have on accurate mammograms and breast self-exams, breast feeding, and of course the change in appearance. These issues will be discussed over the course of several in depth articles.
There are two different kinds of breast implants: silicone and saline. These days, only saline implants are being used, except for some studies using silicone implants. A moratorium was placed on silicone implants in 1992 due to increasing evidence that they may have had a role in causing various autoimmune and connective tissues diseases in some women. Since silicone implants were pulled from the market, several studies have been conducted to determine the safety of silicone implants. Unfortunately, most of these studies conflicted with each other. Some showed that silicone implants did, indeed, correlate with higher incidence of certain diseases while other studies showed no link between the two.
The Look
The first thing to know before you decide to get breast implants is what they are really like. The look and feel is different in many ways from that of real breasts; they are not exactly like yours, and they are bigger. Have you ever paged through a lingerie catalogue and been sure that one of the models had breast implants? Well, that's probably because implants can make the breast look unnaturally rounded. Implants are half spheres. A sphere is the shape of a ball. Normal breast shapes vary and are more parabolic. If you think back to geometry, you will remember that this is more of a U-shape. A new version has just come out. It's supposed to be more naturally shaped. Women who started with breasts bigger than a B cup size may get a "double breast." This is because the normal breast hangs, but the implants stick straight out from the chest wall. This makes the breast look like it has a hump in the middle when looking at it from the side. When a woman's breasts swell, her implants will stay the same size, causing her natural breast to swell over the top of the implant. This also causes a "double breast." In addition to the swelling associated with pregnancy, many women note that their breasts sag after childbirth. This is because the skin of the breast was stretched while swollen and the substance of the breast now hangs lower. This can result in changes that are more noticeable for women with implants, as implants will not change with the breast. When pushed up, the implants' upper border will show through the skin. Two deeply curved upside down lines get etched in the skin. When pushed together, well... they don't push together. It is like putting too balls together; they meet in the middle and leave a gap on either side. This is in contrast to the straight line formed by natural breasts. When left alone, implants leave a flat valley-like gap where the breastbone (the sternum) is, between the implants. Natural breasts slope more gradually towards the center.
The Feel
When doctors tell you that implants feel the same as normal breasts, they are talking about how it would feel to others touching your breasts, not about how they will feel to you. Saline doesn't have the same density as tissue so the weight feels different for the size. They can make it harder to sleep on your stomach and they often feel cold. In some cases, the body forms scar tissue around the implants, causing the breasts to feel hard. The difference in the feel of the breasts can also have an impact on cancer screening. If the augmented breast does not feel the same as the natural breast, it can be difficult to determine if there is a change in the breast that should be checked out. Also, there are changes that will occur in the breast due to the implant that will have nothing to do with cancer, but these changes can cause alarm when they are first noticed.

Answer 4

Breast Implants surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her breast reduction, tummy tuck and facelift surgery in India by the company called Forerunners Healthcare .The Price for the surgery she paid in India was very less. She paid 30% of the cost she was quoted in America.

Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. They arrange cosmetic and plastic surgery for foreigners in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low price, as the breast reduction, tummy tuck, facelift and other cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

about every 10 years, you dont have to its not a health risk or anything its just the implants start to harden and they dont look natural nor appealing

Answer 6

no not anymore not with the new implants and techniques
i saw it on dr.90210 you should watch that