Types and Risks of Breast Implants in Singapore

Posted by breastimplants on December 4th, 2015

Breast implants surgery is the second most popular plastic surgery carried out in Singapore. If you are considering having breast implants in Singapore, there are some questions you should know when it comes to the risks of breast implants.

Many women who have carried out breast implants surgery in Singapore worry that do these implants affect mammograms, or can breast implants will put them at great risk for breast cancer or cause a late detection of early cancers.

When it refers to breast implants in Singapore, there are two common implants, silicone implants and saline implants. All of them carry external shells filling with silicone gels or salt water. Breast implants come to stage in 1962. And it was considered be linked to cancer and other systemic diseases in the early years. But most expert now think that there is no sufficient evidence to prove that silicone implants will cause health problems related to systemic tissue disorders and immune system. Silicone implants are widely used in Europe and Asia. Many women and surgeons prefer to this type of implant because it will look better and feel more natural than other types of implants.

Commonly, women with breast implants will be considered to experience higher incidences of breast cancer. Well, an interesting survey reveals that women who have breast implants in Singapore will experience a lower incidence of breast cancer of the general female public.

The history of breast implants is short, and there is not enough evidence to prove whether breast implants will bring the risk of breast cancer. But implants do affect full breast visualization during the process of a mammogram. No matter where the implants are placed, it will be likely to affect a mammography view. A study shows that between 15% to more than 50% of breast tissues will be obscured by implants.

Since the implants obscure a mammography view, do you still need to get a mammogram? The answer is yes. More than 75% of women with breast cancer have no risk factors before this disease. So women with breast implants in Singapore as well as without breast implants should do a mammogram regularly.