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So do breast implants have to be replaced every 10 years? That is the most

common question, Lauren, that I get. That is the biggest myth that I have ever heard

heard on the entire planet. They do not have to be replaced every 10 years. I had

a woman a few months ago after 23 years wanted to go bigger - saline implants -

and when I took it out it looked exactly like the day I put it in 23 years before.

Wow. And it happens maybe 3% of the time, and I only replace them if they break

and they're not that fragile. I have women after three months skydive, scuba

dive, kickbox, body build. When women go for their mammogram, the mammogram

places about 25 pounds of pressure on their breasts, and the implants are

tested to hundreds and hundreds of pounds. So how does a breast implant break?

The most common thing that I see Lauren is sometimes the implant just

rests on itself in a way it develops a fold on itself in one spot. Okay. And the

fold goes back and forth, back and forth, much like a paper clip would weaken and

break. Then the implant would crack. If it's saline the body

would absorb the saltwater, urinate it out, and the patient would return to her original size.

If it's a silicone, the only way you can tell if the silicone is broken

is by a special MRI x-ray, which currently the company and the government

are recommending that you check to see if the silicone is broken three years

after surgery and every two years thereafter. So it's fair to say you might

need to check to see if there's any breakage, but it's very rare that it

actually happens. Maybe 3% or less. And again, if it's a saline implant

the person would know because they would return to the original size.