Most common local complications and adverse outcomes (FDA) >>
• Asymmetry—when breasts are uneven in appearance in terms of size, shape, or breast level
• Breast feeding difficulties
• Breast pain
• Breast sagging, also called “ptosis”
• Calcium build-up in breast tissue, also called “calcification”
• Capsular contracture—hardening of the breast area around the implant
• Chest wall deformity—when the chest wall or underlying rib cage appears deformed
• Deflation of the breast implant—when filler material leaks from the breast implant often due to a valve leak or a tear or cut in the implant shell
• Delayed wound healing
• Extrusion—when the skin breaks down and the implant appears through the skin
• Hematoma—collection of blood near the surgical site
• Iatrogenic injury or damage—when new injury or damage occurs to the tissue or implant as a result of implant surgery
• Implant displacement or malposition—when the implant is not in the correct position in the breast
• Implant palpability or visibility—when the implant can be felt through the skin
• Implant removal—with or without implant replacement
• Implant visibility—when the implant can be seen through the skin
• Implant wrinkling or rippling
• Infection, including Toxic Shock Syndrome— when during breast implant surgery, wounds are contaminated with micro- organisms, such as bacteria or fungi
• Inflammation or irritation
• Necrosis—when there is dead skin or tissue around the breast
• Nipple or breast changes, including change in or loss of nipple sensation
• Redness or bruising
• Reoperation—additional surgeries >>
• Rupture of the breast implant—when there is a tear or hole in the implant’s outer shell
• Scarring
• Seroma—the collection of fluid around the breast implant
• Skin rash
• Swollen or enlarged lymph nodes, also called “lymphedema or lymphadenopathy”
• Thinning and shrinking of the skin, also called “breast tissue atrophy”
• Unsatisfactory appearance due to implant style or size