Breast Implants

Breast implants are included in the category of plastic surgery because the implant is surgically inserted into a woman's chest for cosmetic reasons. Breast implants are designed for aesthetic appeal and are utilized in treatments like augmentation and reconstruction. Females often decide to go through with the operation because they have issues with their physical appearance that lead to low self-esteem. However, a number of women also purchase breast implants if they have been disfigured in some kind of accident or following a mastectomy due to a malignant tumor removal.

There are three types of implants:

Saline-filled
Silicone gel-filled
Alternative

In accordance with statistics gathered by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in excess of 306,000 women participated in breast surgery to:

Remove cancerous cells.
Rebuild after an accident left obvious scarring.
Enlarge or reduce their size for visual purposes.

Victims of breast implant malpractice may be left debilitated or even die a wrongful death under extreme circumstances.

Saline breast implants are the safest and most common implant on the market. If the implant explodes, there will be little harm to the chest region. Unlike silicone, saline is nontoxic, so if a saline implant malfunctions, it can be removed from the patient through surgery and cause minimal damage in the process.

The major injuries caused by breast implant surgery malpractice are:

Bacterial infections.
Breast/chest discomfort.
Infection stemming from a leak or puncture.
Less nipple sensitivity.
Capsular contracture (body's natural response of constructing a lining of tissue swallowing the entire implant to "fence" it off from the rest of the body).

Silicone breast implants are the second most common behind saline. Women prefer these because the silicone gel assumes the shape of a real breast, where as the saline are sometimes blatantly fake. The downside to silicone is that it is much more dangerous in the event that the implant breaks, and silicone seeps into the body. Since it is a foreign substance, it may be poisonous, and your body is unable to reject it.

Alternative breast implants are composed of a gel that contains neither saline or silicone and which is surrounded by a rubber shell.

If you or someone you know has suffered any of the injuries listed above following a breast implant procedure, the surgeon obviously did something incorrectly in the form of medical malpractice. An attorney specializing in this area will help build a case and get you the compensation that you deserve.

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