Last week, actress Luana Piovani made headlines due to the rupture of her silicone implant. Therefore, I decided to...

Last week, actress Luana Piovani made headlines due to her silicone implant rupture. For this reason, I decided to provide some information on the subject here for you. 📝 ⠀ ➡ Changes in shape, loss of consistency, breast asymmetry, and pain can be some of the signs indicating silicone implant rupture. However, often the patient does not present symptoms or clinical signs. ⠀ ➡Although silicone gel is cohesive, in some cases of implant rupture, the silicone may extravasate, and in these cases, the material may even migrate to axillary lymph nodes, causing pain and discomfort. ⠀ ➡During explantation, the surgery to remove the implant, it is recommended to remove it en bloc, meaning with the implant inside its capsule, to avoid silicone extravasation into the surgical field. ⠀ ➡It is common for a capsule to form around any material implanted in the body. Often, its complete resection can be difficult due to adhesion to muscles and ribs. ⠀ ➡Reconstruction can be done with or without a new silicone implant and performed during the same explantation surgery. ⠀ ⚠⚠ At any sign of discomfort, seek your doctor, who will assess, through examinations, the need for intervention. Pay attention to your health! 😉 ⠀