A. Implant deflation is one of the known risks of breast surgery. The breast implants today are carefully manufactured with stronger outer shells and improved design to avoid implant deflation. There is however, no guarantees that an implant will or will not deflate. In my practice I see very few ruptures, but the deflations I do see are mostly of textured saline breast implants. If a patient does have a rupture I recommend they be reoperated on soon after the deflation before the breast pocket closes down. Because the implant manufacturer recognizes the potential of implant deflation they will provide the patient with a replacement implant or implants and pay $1200.00 towards supply and operating room expenses if the rupture happens within 5 years of the initial surgery. They offer a lifetime replacement on the breast implants and this will be deducted off your overall costs. Depending on the patient some opt to have both implants removed and replaced with new ones.
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