Novel decision algorithm for the diagnosis of silicone gel breast implant ruptures

Background The main complications of breast implantation are caused by capsular contracture and implant rupture. Although the evaluation of implant rupture is primarily driven by patient symptoms, including change in breast shape, size, or firmness, most patients with breast implant rupture do not clinically manifest significant symptoms, thereby developing a so-called silent rupture. For all these reasons, its diagnosis generally relies on imaging techniques such as mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging.