When to replace breast augmentation implants
Dr. Michael Kim joined ABC7 to discuss what factors may affect when to replace breast implants.
Updated: 11:42 AM EST Jan 21, 2025
>> ALL RIGHT, JIM, APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. MAN. >> ALL RIGHT. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COSMETIC SURGERIES FOR WOMEN, AUGMENTATIONS WHILE IMPLANTS DON'T HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE, THEY DO NOT LAST A FULL LIFETIME. SO WHEN DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO CONSIDER REPLACEMENTS AND THEN THE PROCEDURE KNOWLEDGE IS DOCTOR. MICHAEL BACK TO IN STUDIO THIS MORNING. AND WE JUST WANT TO GET READY TO SIGN A TALKING ON THE WEEK, SOCK IT TO ME. IT'S IT'S A DOCTOR. KAY SAYS LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS. I CAN GIVE YOU AN LOVE THE I THAT'S THAT. THAT'S POETRY. NOW, THAT'S THAT'S A SHOCK. LOVE IT. GIVE ME SOME STATISTICS HERE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET? YEAH, I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS STUFF. WELL, BRISTOL ME WITHIN AROUND SAYS PRIVATE 60'S >> RIGHT RUN IS WHEN THE MOST POPULAR. I THINK IT'S THE MOST POPULAR CAUSE MINISTERS IN THE WORLD. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S NUMBER 2. MANY WERE TALKING LIKE 300 TO 400,000 IMPLANTS HERE. THAT'S A LOT PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2 3 MILLION WOMAN WALKING OUT OF BEST SO IT'S A VERY COMMON THING TO HAVE. HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST YEAR? SO A COMMON PATIENTS COME IN AND THEY'VE HAD IN PLANS 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO AND THEY COME IN AND SAY, WELL. I WANT HIM GETTING REPLACED. I TOLD I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW FACE TO 10 YEARS RIGHT? AND THAT IS A COMMON SO STATISTICALLY THE CHANCES YOU NEEDING A REPLACEMENT AFTER 10 YEARS IS ABOUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 30%. SO NOT ALL PATIENTS HAVE IMPLANTS REMOVED THE 10 YEARS. SO MICHAEL WARREN TO FOR YOU? ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW SOMEONE TO DO I MEAN, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW. BUT WHEN YOU START REACHING, YOU KNOW, THESE INPUTS IMPLEMENTED THE LAST 10, 20 YEARS. I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL THIS NOT ARE NOT LAST FOREVER. SO WHEN THEY COME IN 10, 15 YEARS TO TELL THE PATIENTS WHO HAVEN'T ISSUES ANY CHANGES, ANY PAIN AND HARNESS ANY QUESTION ON RESULTS. IF EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE HE HAD THE SURGERY. YOU RECOMMEND OBSERVATION OR AN MRI. YOU KNOW, THE FDA WHEN IT CAME, OH, SO CAN IMPACT AGAIN, RECOMMENDING GETTING MRIS EVERY OTHER YEAR THROUGH A RUPTURE RUPTURES. WHEN THE REASONS WHY I HAVE TO PLACE RIGHT? BUT I TELL PATIENTS TO MOST PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO THAT. SO THEY DO SOMETHING NATION'S GET THE MAMMOGRAMS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CHANGE TEND TO GET TO BUT IF YOU COME INTO OFFICE AFTER 10 YEARS, NO ISSUES. I TELL MY PATIENTS IF YOU'RE HAPPY, THEY'RE SOFT. NO PROBLEMS. GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT HIS VISION COME BACK IN A COUPLE YEARS OF ISSUES, BUT NO REASON TO JUST ARBITRARILY OUT EVERY 10 YEARS. SO IF A YOUNG YOUNG WOMAN IN HER 20'S. GOES THROUGH WITH THE PROCEDURE, THERE'S PROBABLY PRETTY GOOD CHANCE THAT SHE'LL NEED A REPLACEMENT YEAH, I TELL MY PATIENTS, PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE YOUNG. THAT THIS IS NOT YOUR LAST BEST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. WE HAVE INVEST IN PLANTS SO THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TO REPLACE A MOMENT, MANY REASONS. ONE RIDESHARE, WHICH HAPPENS ABOUT. MAYBE 20%, IN 10 YEARS. IF THEY GET HARD CAPS CAN FRACTURE HAPPENS ABOUT TEMPS TIME. THEY GET HARD SCAR TISSUE AROUND THE IMPLANT. IT'S KIND OF SICK. THEY GET HARD SOMETIMES TO GET DISTORTED AND PULLED UP. WHEN WE GET OLDER SERVING IN JUPPE 2 SMALL, SOME PEOPLE WANT TO GO BIGGER. RIPPLING SOMETIMES OVER TIME, THIS CAN FITS. YOU START TO A NEW IMPLANT. SOMETIMES YOU CAN SEE THE DRIPPING OF THE IMPLANT. THIS IS SOME REASON WHY WE SWITCH OUT THE IMPLANTS BECAUSE IMPOSE WE HAVE NOW SOME OF THEM ARE SICKER AND BETTER FORM AND LOOK BETTER. YEAH. TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE LATEST OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WELL, LATEST OPTIONS ARE THE HIGHLY COHESIVE JOE. WE'RE SURE THE TRUTH IN AS MUCH THICKER JOB. THE SHELLS ARE STICKERS. SO THEY HOLD THEIR SHAPE BETTER. THEY HAVE ANOTHER IMPLANT TO HAVE A MUSICAL THEM ACHIEVE THAT WHICH IS ANOTHER VERY HOW THEY COULD USE SHAPED IMPLANT. THERE CAN BE SEWN IN. BUT THE ONE THING YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IS SOME OF PATIENTS ARE WIRE A LOT ACTION PLAN. SO TO ACTUALLY IMPLANTS OR IMPLANTS THE PICTURE SOMEWHERE HAVE A VERY ROUGH EDGES AROUND THE IMPLANT, NOT THE SMOOTHEST OF TEXTURE AND THESE HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED WITH A RARE CONDITION CALLED A ELSE. YOU KNOW, IT'S A CANCER AROUND. THE IMPLANT IS ACTION OF CANCER, BUT CAMPS CANCER, THE CAPSULE. THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 1600 CASES IN THE WORLD AND THE LAST 10 YEARS RELATED TO TEXTURED IMPLANTS, WHICH IS VERY RARE. THIS 35 MILLION PLANTS TO THE CHEST AND EXTREME. THE LOVE GETTING IN. I THINK GIVEN 50 DEATHS IN THE WORLD OVER 35 MILLION SAYS THAT THIS IS A VERY LOW, BUT SO SYRIA SUCH AS MOST PEOPLE ARE RECOMMENDING, IF YOU HAVE THE TEXTURED IMPLANTS, THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY CHANGE NOW? BECAUSE THERE'S THAT SMALL CHANCE OF LYMPHOMA. SO WE NEED TO TAKE OUT THE IMPOSE ITS STRICT ENOUGH TO SMOOTH AND PLANS TO END THE MATTER OF FACT, ALLEGAN HAD A RECALL WHERE THEY WERE RECALLING THERE. THEY HAD A HIGH INCIDENCE OF THE SALES HERE WITH THEIR IMPLANTS. SHOULD THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, OKAY, COMING WILL PAY FOR THE IMPLANT AND PUSH ANYONE, PEOPLE OF THE SURGERY. BUT THEY WILL COVER THE IMPLANT. VERY GOOD. WHAT ABOUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN? >> GETTING WORK DONE BUT DON'T WANT TO GET THE IMPLANTS. ARE THERE ANY OPTIONS? I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PRESS LIFTS AND AND THINGS LIKE OR YEAH. WELL, CYCLING ALONG THOSE LINES, YOU SEE YOUR OWN LIFE YEAR. WELL, IF YOU'RE IF YOU HAVE SOME EXTRA MUST THERE. >> WE CAN ACTUALLY INJECT THAT INTO S O K YOU CAN DO LIKE THE SESSION PARDON. UNFORTUNATELY, USUALLY THE RESULTS OF FAT INJECTIONS ALONG WITH BRES OUR FAIR BECAUSE IF AT THIS IN ALL TAKE IF YOU KICK, YOU KNOW, A BUNCH OF FAT, MAYBE 500 CCS HAPPEN LATER AFFECTING YOUR BEST. LESS THAN HALF IS GOING TO TAKE AS UNPREDICTABLE, OK? SO IT'S SOMETIMES NOT THE BEST OPTION IF YOU WANT SOME PHONE U.S. INTERESTS, BUT FOR PATIENTS WHO DON'T WANT THAT MUCH FROM THE SOMETIMES IT'S A REASONABLE OPTION. FACT, USING YOUR TISSUE AND YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IMPLANTS, HAVE A NEW PLACE DOWN THE ROAD. >> INTERESTING FACT. OKAY. WITH PEOPLE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON YOU OR YOUR PRACTICE, STEVE, A PHONE NUMBER WEBSITE OR ANYTHING THEY CAN CHECK OUT. YOU CAN FIND ME A LINE. GOOGLE SOX KIM DOTCOM. PERFECT. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THANK YOU. LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING, A 9.26. IS THE TIME. WE'RE TAKI
When to replace breast augmentation implants
Dr. Michael Kim joined ABC7 to discuss what factors may affect when to replace breast implants.
Updated: 11:42 AM EST Jan 21, 2025
It's one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries for women: breast augmentations. While breast implants don't have an expiration date, they won't last a lifetime. So when do you need to get your implants replaced?Dr. Michael Kim joined ABC7 to discuss what factors may affect when to replace breast implants. Over 2.2 million people have breast implant procedures in the U.S. Most women won't decide to replace their breast implants within the 10-year mark and will be able to keep their implants in for a few decades. However, approximately 20% to 30% of women need to have their implants replaced within 10 years. The reasons vary between implant ruptures, asymmetry or displacement, or people are looking to have them removed.One reason for a replacement is Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. About 35 million breast implants in the world have a risk of BIA-ALC. BIA-ALC is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops around textured breast implants. It's considered a serious condition but usually has a good prognosis when detected early. However, worldwide, there have been 59 deaths in 51 countries.For more information about procedures, check out Kim's website.WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE!
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It's one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries for women: breast augmentations. While breast implants don't have an expiration date, they won't last a lifetime. So when do you need to get your implants replaced?
Dr. Michael Kim joined ABC7 to discuss what factors may affect when to replace breast implants.
Over 2.2 million people have breast implant procedures in the U.S. Most women won't decide to replace their breast implants within the 10-year mark and will be able to keep their implants in for a few decades. However, approximately 20% to 30% of women need to have their implants replaced within 10 years. The reasons vary between implant ruptures, asymmetry or displacement, or people are looking to have them removed.
One reason for a replacement is Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. About 35 million breast implants in the world have a risk of BIA-ALC. BIA-ALC is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops around textured breast implants. It's considered a serious condition but usually has a good prognosis when detected early. However, worldwide, there have been 59 deaths in 51 countries.
For more information about procedures, check out Kim's website.