4-Year Complication Rate by Percentage for Silicone
| Complication |
Rate |
| Reoperation |
23.5% |
| Capsular Contracture III/IV |
13.2% |
| Breat Pain |
8.2% |
| Swelling |
7.8% |
| Implant Removal with Replacement |
7.5% |
| Nipple Complications |
4.9% |
| Implant Malposition |
4.1% |
| Scarring/Hypertrophic Scarring |
3.7% |
| Asymmetry |
3.2% |
| Implant Rupture (MRI cohort) |
2.7% |
| Implant Removal without Replacement |
2.3% |
| Hematoma |
1.6% |
| Ptosis (sagging) |
1.4% |
| Breast/Skin Sensation Changes |
1.4% |
| Seroma/Fluid Accumulation |
1.3% |
Bruising, Delayed Wound Healing, Extrusion of
Intact Implant, Palpability/Visibility, Infection,
Redness, Rash, Necrosis, Wrinkling |
<1% |
Capsule Calcification, Irritation,
Lymphadenopathy, Lymphedema,
Other Complications, Pneumothorax |
0% |
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5-Year Complication Rate by Patients for Saline
| Complication |
Rate |
| Needed another operation |
26% |
| Breast pain |
7% |
| Wrinkled appearance of breast |
14% |
| Asymmetry (breast look different from each other |
12% |
| Implant can be felt or seen |
12% |
| Implant replacement/removal for any reason |
12% |
| Capsular contracture (hardening of breast) |
11% |
| Intense, painful nipple sensation |
10% |
| Loss of nipple sensation |
10% |
| Implant is in a bad position |
9% |
| Intense skin sensation |
8% |
| Scarring complications |
7% |
| Implant leaks/deflates |
7% |
| Irritation/inflammation |
3% |
| Serroma (watery part of blood collects around implant/incision) |
3% |
| Hematoma (blood collects around the implant) |
2% |
| Skin Rash |
2% |
| Calcium deposits form around implant |
2% |
| DElayed wound healing |
1% |
| Infection |
1% |
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