The Health Risks of Breast Augmentation Surgery
What you should know before getting breast implants

Breast augmentation surgery is becoming increasingly common among women. In 2005, more than 360,000 women elected to enlarge their breasts with surgical implants. There are several risks, both short-term and long-term, that women considering breast implants need to consider before coming to a decision. This article will cover many questions women have about breast augmentation, including the known health risks, health consequences of broken implants, and consequences of removing implants. 
Known risks and complications related to breast implants include infection, changes in sensitivity, chronic breast pain, skin death, capsular contracture, breakage and leakage, and, finally, the need for additional surgery. 

Breast implant studies show nearly half of breast augmentation patients on average experienced at least one complication from surgery within the first three years of undergoing the procedure. The number is even more for women who underwent augmentation surgery for breast reconstruction—three out of four. Surgical complications and risks include loss of nipple sensitivity, scar tissue, and infections. Additionally, researchers have also expressed concerns about mold or bacteria that grow in saline implants and potentially spread to other parts of the body.

Health Consequences of Broken Implants

A surprising number of people don’t know this: all breast implants eventually break. That’s right—implants are not built to last. Breast implants typically last seven to fifteen years, although the number varies with the type of implant and the patient. Studies show most women had at least one broken implant within eleven years.
Silicone gel in implants can actually break down into liquid at normal temperatures, and it is possible to experience silicone leakage from implants into other organs of the body. A study in Scotland reports that one woman actually coughed up silicone identical to the kind in her implant.

Consequences of removing implants

There are many reasons why many women opt to remove their implants. Many remove them due to complications, disappointment with the results, or concern about health risks. However, breast implant removal can come with its own set of complications and risks. Women who experience ruptures in their silicone implants often lose real breast tissue during the removal surgery. If silicone has leaked and fused into the breast tissue, the removal surgery might include removing most of the breast tissue from your body.
As implant removal is a more complicated procedure, going to the plastic surgeon that performed the augmentation surgery might not be the best choice. Go see a surgeon experienced at implant removal who can minimize the cosmetic damages. Many removal surgeons recommend that the silicone and breast tissue are removed altogether to ensure that all traces of the silicone are removed from your body.