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breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast.
In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be placed to restore a natural looking breast
following a mastectomy, to correct congenital defects and deformities of the chest wall or,
cosmetically, to enlarge the appearance of the breast through breast augmentation surgery.
Complications of implants may include breast pain, rashes, skin changes, infection, rupture,
cosmetic changes to the breasts such as asymmetry and hardness, and a fluid collection around the
breast.[1]
The most serious complication is a type of lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) known as
breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).
There are four general types of breast implants, defined by their filler material: saline solution,
silicone gel, structured and composite filler. The saline implant has an elastomer silicone shell filled
with sterile saline solution during surgery; the silicone implant has an elastomer silicone shell pre-
filled with viscous silicone gel; structured implants use nested elastomer silicone shells and two
saline filled lumen; and the alternative composition implants featured miscellaneous fillers, such
as soy oil or polypropylene string.
In surgical practice, for the reconstruction of a breast, the tissue expander device is a temporary
breast prosthesis used to form and establish an implant pocket for the future permanent breast
implant. For the correction of male breast defects and deformities, the pectoral implant is the breast
prosthesis used for the reconstruction and the aesthetic repair of a man's chest wall
(see: gynecomastia and mastopexy).