Are Breast Implants Dangerous?

Many women who have to get surgery to remove breast cancer opt to have reconstruction. So the safety related to breast implants is a real concern. It turns out, a lot of people are confused about whether breast implants are safe. We asked Dr. Andrea Pusic, Chief of Plastic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to weigh in.

“Many years ago there were concerns about silicone implants, and silicone implants were taken out of the U.S. market,” Dr Pusic says. “Subsequent to that there were a number of very large studies that gave us new information about the performance of silicone implants. Subsequent also to that, there’s been further improvements in the silicone implants we are able to offer patients. If that implant does leak, the silicone would rarely go anywhere, and it won’t make you sick.”