Do breast implants in breast augmentation surgery have a shelf life? A full and firm breast is of course important, but after all, it is a surgical procedure and care must be taken with what needs to be put into the body. So when many people choose to have breast implants, a very common question is: do breast implants have a shelf life? How long can it actually stay in the body? A: Sorry, there is no standard answer to this question. No one, including the manufacturer and surgeon, can answer this question accurately. There are also no published research papers or experimental results available. Take the international brand Mentor as an example, its official website explains that “breast implants are not permanently implanted, and breast augmentation surgery may not be a one-time operation”. Check the domestic information, the Chinese Medical Association Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Branch of the Breast Specialty Group issued a technical guide is also clear: there is no lifelong commitment to placement, but there is no suggestion that it must be taken out within a certain period of time …… Speaking of which, you may feel that there is no exact statement, and it feels very unreliable. This is because whether or not the implants need to be removed depends on many factors and cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no”. After breast augmentation, as long as you choose regular hospitals and regular products and under the operation of professional doctors, without any discomfort and changes under the influence of external factors, the implants can be placed in the body for a long time and do not need to be removed. Statistically, a good quality prosthesis can last at least 10-20 years. But don’t take the implant as lifelong, within a certain period of time after breast augmentation due to the influence of many other factors, the implant may have periosteal contracture or aging and other phenomena, which may involve the problem of removal. Aging of breast implants. Speaking of taking out, I believe you are very concerned about the aging of breast implants. At present, most of the breast implants used in China are silicone gel implants, which have a layer of foreskin on the outside and silicone gel content inside the foreskin. Because of the aging of the silicone skin of the breast implant, it will be easy to rupture, so that the contents of the package will flow out; the contents will also be aging, the contents of the new breast implant is gel-like, even if the cut, the contents will not flow out, but the aging of the implant, the contents of the contents may be in liquid form, once the skin rupture, the contents will be easy to flow out. The contents of the prosthesis will initially remain in the periosteum of the prosthesis, but if time passes, the contents will also penetrate and pass through the periosteum of the prosthesis to enter the interior of the human body, and as liquid silicone, especially over-sexed liquid silicone, combined with human tissues will cause a series of pathophysiological changes. The contents will not flow out after the regular breast prosthesis is cut open. However, nowadays, the silicone gel prosthesis has improved a lot in the capsule wall manufacturing process, and many friends use it for 10 years on without much problem. In addition, the aging of the prosthesis and the individual’s physique also has a certain relationship, the same prosthesis, in most people more than 10 years are well, but for others, may be five or six years after implantation of the capsule wall on the beginning of calcification, or even earlier time. Sometimes the aging of the prosthesis is also related to the quality of the prosthesis. Poor quality prostheses with low silicone fill rate and viscosity of the filler can also easily cause creasing, but this is not the case with the more famous branded prostheses. In addition to the material of the prosthesis, the operation of the doctor also determines whether the prosthesis can be preserved in the body for a long time, and the level of prosthesis placement and the operation technique during the surgery are also very important. Therefore, if you want to make the prosthesis last longer, choose a regular hospital and professional doctors to have more protection.