Key points to consider whether you are undergoing breast augmentation, reconstruction, or revision:
Breast implants will not last a lifetime. Either because of rupture or other complications, you will likely need to have the implants removed.
You are likely to need additional doctor visits and reoperations because of one or more complications over the course of your life.
You are likely to have the implants removed, with or without replacement, because of one or more complications over the course of your life.
Many of the changes to your breast following implantation may be cosmetically undesirable, as well as irreversible (cannot be undone).
If you later choose to have your implants removed, you may experience unacceptable dimpling, puckering, wrinkling, loss of breast tissue, or other undesirable cosmetic changes of the breast.
Potential local breast implant complications are bulleted below. You may need non-surgical treatments or reoperations (including removal of your implant) to treat any of these local complications. Potential local complications include, but are not limited to:
. Asymmetry
. Breast pain
. Breast tissue atrophy
. Calcification/calcium deposits
. Capsular contracture
. Chest wall deformity
. Delayed wound healing
. Extrusion
. Galactorrhea
. Granuloma
. Hematoma
. Iatrogenic injury/damage
. Infection, including Toxic Shock Syndrome
. Inflammation/irritation
. Malposition/displacement
. Necrosis
. Nipple/breast sensation changes
. Palpability/visibility
. Ptosis
. Redness/bruising
. Rupture/deflation
. Scarring
. Seroma
. Unsatisfactory style/size
. Wrinkling/rippling