In the era of “boobs”, silicone implants have become a woman’s favorite. But recently, foreign reports about poor quality silicone caused disease, so many people have doubts about silicone breast implants. Recently, it was also revealed that a woman in Qingdao 7 years ago, injected with OxyContin breast augmentation, in early December this year, found that the breast implants have run to the abdomen. Silicone breast augmentation, is there a danger of infiltration and bursting? Can silicone be placed in the body for life? In response to these questions, the reporter interviewed several professionals. Reporter Sun Limin event playback December 21, France, Nice, cosmetic surgeon Denis show there are quality problems PIP breast implants silicone. PIP was found last year to have used unauthorized silicone to make breast augmentation fillers, which have unusually high rates of rupture and leakage. France’s Libération newspaper quoted France’s director general of health as saying that eight cases of cancer have been reported so far among women who have had breast augmentation using silicone supplied by PIP, for which the French National Cancer Society has called on more than 30,000 women who have had breast augmentation surgery to have their breast implants removed, and that globally as many as 300,000 women have been implanted with PIP’s breast implants, according to French media statistics. PIP’s breast implants are low-priced products on the international market and are sold in 66 countries. Some media reported that this kind of silicone entered the Chinese market in 2009, and is still used in many plastic surgery hospitals. Domestic authorities have said they are now closely monitoring the progress of the matter. A British medical regulator has said there is no evidence of a potential link between implanted PIP fillers and cancer, but French medical experts have suggested that as a precautionary measure, implants that have not yet ruptured should be removed. Silicone implants, can they rupture? Possibly. Poor quality silicone gel may cause liver and kidney disease. “Breasts have just been “lifted” up not long ago, the two sides of the breasts are not the same, one side is big and one side is small, go to the hospital for examination, and found that it is the silicone gel implants on the breasts broke. “Ms. Qu, who went to the hospital to take out the silicone implants, told reporters that she was lucky to find out that the silicone implants were broken. Ms. Qu is quite lucky, found early, silicone gel implants out in time, or then the results are really unimaginable. In the hospital cosmetology department work Zheng Yanli told reporters, silicone gel prosthesis is the abbreviation of silicone gel prosthesis, implantation of silicone gel prosthesis, is currently the most important way of women’s breast augmentation. Outpatient clinic similar to Ms. Qu’s patients is not rare, “do ultrasound examination, found that the edge of the silicone gel prosthesis changes, which indicates that the prosthesis has traces of infiltration. “Zheng Yanli said,” such a case, usually the implanted prosthesis should be substandard products.” It is understood that silicone is widely used in the country for breast augmentation from the 1980s. Silicone gel prosthesis performance is relatively stable, few complications, relatively safe. If there is no sharp object strike, silicone will generally not rupture. Qualified silicone implants, even after rupture, will automatically form a membrane around the implant, so that the implant is relatively closed. But poor quality, after rupture, there will be a certain content absorbed by the body, there is a risk of infection. Zheng Yanli told reporters that silicone prosthesis infiltration, but also may trigger lymphatic tissue inflammation. “Clinic also have such patients, the beginning of the lymphatic tissue with inflammation, check down only to find that the silicone prosthesis infiltration caused. This is also a more obvious rejection reaction. “These prosthesis implantation surgery, usually in the irregular beauty salon to do, poor quality prosthesis to patients with infection cases, the country is not uncommon. Zheng Yanli introduction, silicone infiltration, refers to the flow of small molecules of silicone prosthesis, triggering abnormalities in the tissue around the prosthesis. External manifestations, there may be breast enlargement or shrinkage, inflammation in the body, etc.; prosthesis burst, usually the chest ruptured by external forces, the contents of which spread to other organs in the body. German scientists have conducted long-term observation of about 200 women who have had breast augmentation, confirming that silicone gel as breast filler is not as safe and long-lasting as people think, and that silicone gel can infiltrate and spread, causing damage to the liver. Will the liver and kidneys be affected after the infiltration or bursting of silicone gel prosthesis? Nephrologist Li Detian said that silicone is an inert substance, qualified silicone prosthesis, generally does not have the effect of activating the immune system, and will not bring about any effect on the kidneys, and there is no proof of inducing cancer. “If it is poor quality silicone, the problem may be serious, if there are aluminum, mercury and other heavy metals in the prosthesis, its penetration may trigger kidney disease. ” Silicone breast implants, can they be placed for life? Can not 10 years or so need to be taken out and replaced In addition to bursting, infiltration, silicone gel implants overdue use, the danger posed is not small. “Silicone breast augmentation, not a one-off thing, the quality of qualified imported silicone, at least should also be replaced in about 10 years, if the quality is poor, the replacement time should be shorter. “Zheng Yanli said. Unlike other products, silicone prosthesis only sterilization expiration date provisions, there is no clear period of use. However, any product has an aging process, so breast augmentation patients should regularly replace the original capsules after implantation of implants to avoid the dangers posed by rupture and infiltration of implants. Silicone is widely used in medicine, pharmacy and food industry, such as pacemakers, heart valves, hypodermic needles and syringes and blood bags of the surface layer, the safety can withstand the test, for what can not be placed in the body for life? Zheng Yanli said, silicone safety is indeed very good, but the silicone itself will age, “removed from the patient’s body silicone prosthesis, yellowish color, greasy feeling, not as smooth as the new. And after 10 or so years in the body, its pressure resistance, transparency has changed, if encountered with external forces, it is more likely to infiltrate or burst. ” Many women who have had silicone breast implants have concerns even though the implants show no signs of rupture. Domestic plastic surgery experts unanimously said that after years of clinical practice has proved that in the various breast augmentation using implant materials, silicone is relatively safe. However, what is referred to here is that the products are qualified, and the hospitals and doctors who perform the surgery have certain medical qualifications; if these requirements are not met, the safety of the implants is hard to guarantee. Professionals remind women who love beauty that they should choose regular hospitals or beauty salons to do implant surgery and use qualified products. After the surgery, you should also pay attention to observe the changes in the breast, pay attention to the period of use of the implant, and check in time. Silicone breast augmentation, can cause breast disease? Usually can not prosthesis and mammary glands are not close to the mammary glands is one of the most dangerous parts of the woman’s disease, the incidence of breast cancer in recent years has been on the rise, some people are worried that “breast augmentation will lead to breast cancer”. According to Ren Shuangyi, director of general surgery, implantation of qualified silicone implants in women whose mammary glands have already completed development usually does not have the potential to cause breast disease. Moreover, there is no really strong scientific evidence that breast implants induce breast cancer. It is widely recognized that it is safer to remove or replace breast implants after 10 years rather than worrying about breast disease. Breast hyperplasia or breast tumor is a common disease among women, will the implantation of silicone implants affect the diagnosis of these lesions? In fact, this worry is not necessary. Ren Shuangyi said, silicone prosthesis and mammary gland is not in a plane, do ultrasound, silicone prosthesis will not affect the instrument on the gland check. Observed from the outermost part of the breast, the order is skin, mammary glands, pectoralis major muscle, silicone gel implant, thoracic tissue and ribs. Silicone gel implants and mammary glands are not next to each other, but after all, this borrowed silicone to plump up the breast, and the original breast to grab a land, so for women who have not given birth, silicone gel implants will be an obstacle to the physiological changes in the breast, “women give birth to breastfeeding, silicone gel implants will affect the shape of the milk ducts, which will have a negative impact on the secretion of milk. “Ren Shuangyi said, so it is not recommended that women who have not given birth to breastfeeding do silicone breast augmentation surgery. Have been done breast augmentation, do you need to take out? Sayings vary Some say it should be taken out immediately, some say it is not necessary Reuters statistics, the United Kingdom existing about 30,000 to 40,000 women have received PIP poor quality silicone breast augmentation surgery. British woman Pat? Dimitriou said: “I think that every woman who undergoes similar breast augmentation surgery should go for a check-up …… removing silicone is better than always worrying about it breaking up in the body. ” Silicone gel is safe, commonly used in medicine as a drain, and body contact, no effect. Many medical professionals point out that the health hazards of silicone are chronic and difficult to see in a short period of time. U.S. researchers point of view: Recently, the United States, another researcher commented: from the breast implant prosthesis body leaking out of the platinum is in the form of a kind of oxide in the human body, and this may bring more harm. According to experts, certain platinum compounds may trigger severe allergic reactions, asthma, neurological damage and weakened immunity in specific populations. British Health Secretary Andrew? Lansley 23 said that there is no conclusive evidence that breast fillers made by Poly Implant Prosthetics (PIP) cause cancer, or that such fillers are much more likely to rupture compared to others. “Therefore, there is no safety concern that makes it necessary for people to have the removal procedure. ” he said. NEWS LINK What is silicone? Silicone is a highly reactive adsorbent material. It is insoluble in water and any solvent, non-toxic and odorless, chemically stable, and does not react with any substances except strong bases and hydrofluoric acid. Silicone gel prosthesis? It is short for silicone gel prosthesis, which has an elastomer silicone rubber as the wall of the capsule and silicone gel as the content of the capsule filling. Silicone gel has been used for more than 50 years for a variety of different purposes in everyday life and in medicine. Silicone rubber and silicone gel is one of the most intensively researched materials in the medical field, and has passed strict safety tests, and is widely used in medicine, pharmacy and food industry and many medical instruments, such as pacemakers, heart valves, suture materials, lubricants, hypodermic suture needles, and the surface layer of syringes and blood bags. Silicone gels are also found in some foods, skin care cosmetics and baby care products.