As life move on, I see more and more women with breast implantation. Every year, million of women are having breast implantation. With the “Kylie syndrome”, these women are getting more worry about their risk of having breast cancer.
Beside sorry about having breast cancer, they also are wondering if mammograms are safe to perform on silicon implanted breasts. They also are thinking that silicone blocks visibility of tumors in mammogram.


According to the current literature, women with silicon implantation have the same risk of developing breast cancer as the general public and require routine mammograms for screening. The truth is silicone and saline implants can interfere with the detection of cancer on a mammogram pictures. However, the good news is radiologists have developed a technique to reduce this interference called implant displacement, which basically pushes the implant aside, making the breast tissue easier to view. Because of that, all women with breast implants should let the mammogram scheduler know this when making an appointment for a mammogram because the test may require more time and specific technique.

Breast Cancer And Breast Implantation