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Breast
MRI in Detecting Leaking Implants
No different from the
famed Baywatch babe and now comic book character Pamela Anderson,
more and more women are wanting it bigger and heavier. Women who,
for several years, have had artificial breast implants claim to
experience a boost in their confidence levels and their self-esteem.
With their more pronounced cleavage, these women claim that they
feel more attractive, not just in terms of dealing with the opposite
sex but in their work and careers as well.
Medical professionals
however are quick to caution many women on cosmetic surgeries and
breast implants not done by medical professionals and licensed
surgeons. While cheap and generally easy, cosmetic breast
enlargements haphazardly done can pose serious dangers to a woman's
health and well being. Cheap silicone breast implants have been
known to burst. These ruptures cause so much damage occasionally
leading to the degeneration and complete removal of the breasts. In
some cases, studies have shown that because these implants are
unnatural and could thus interfere with our regular body functions,
they could even be cancerous. More so because they are chemically
and artificially produced.
Resolving a ruptured
breast implant may or may not be easy depending on the extent of the
damage and depending on how long the implant has been in your
breasts. If you suspect your breast implant to be ruptured or
seriously damaged it is always best to immediately see your
physician. Most medical professionals would recommend that you
undergo a series of examinations, including a breast MRI.
The breast MRI or the
magnetic resonance imaging of the breast is a procedure where women
are made to lie flat on their stomachs with their breasts, lying on
a magnetic coil cushion which aids in taking several cross-sectional
images of our breasts. The results can be similar to that of an
ultrasound and depending on your doctor's needs, the images produced
can be two dimensional or three dimensional which will give your
doctor a better idea on the status of your implants. The procedure
is generally painless although many may find it quite uncomfortable
to lie still for as much as 40 minutes to an hour while the MRI
scans the breasts and produces the necessary images. Some may have
the tendency to feel claustrophobic during the procedure although
this feeling can generally be overcome by having a relative or a
parent join the patient inside the MRI imaging room. Moreover, you
are able to speak with the radiologist all throughout the procedure.
Because the breast MRI is
able to detect varying tissue densities in the breast, it easily
distinguishes genuine flesh or breast tissue from implants. It can
also easily distinguish whether or not there may be leaks in the
implants as these would naturally produce a fluid of a different
density from what can actually be found in a woman's breast.
Leaking breast implants
are needless to say, very dangerous. This easily means that an alien
element in your body or one that is not naturally found inside your
system has gone awry and should be removed if not fixed
immediately.
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