Breast Implants that Causes Rare Cancer, remove film when side effects occur

Breast Implants that Causes 

Rare Cancer, remove film when side effects occur

Recently in Korea, a second patient suffered from rare cancer due to 

Biocell texture implant of Allergan in America. The disease is a rare cancer called BIA-ALCL: Breast Implant Associated-Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, which is different from breast cancer. Usually occurs several years after 

implant implantation, the main symptom is persistent swelling and pain 

near the breast implant.

If you do not have any problems after surgery and sudden swollen on breast, you should have it tested. If it is diagnosed as abnormal after the examination, it is known that it is almost cured by removing the implant and the film surrounding the implant.

You can think of 'film' as a room that traps foreign substances coming from outside. If there is a substance coming into our body from the outside, 

a film can form. Therefore, not only the breast, but also the nose implants 

and the implants of the jaw implants are formed as well.

Should we remove the film when we remove the breast implant? If only 

the implants are removed, the probability of occurrence of BIA-ALCL is very low. Although the incidence of BIA-ALCL was reported for the second time in Korea, the probability is estimated to be about one-fourth of 4000 even if it is high abroad, and in Korea, it is currently estimated to be about one-hundredth 

of 10,000. 

Even in the KFDA (Korea Food and Drug Administration) or abroad, it is not recommended that asymptomatic patients be removed prophylactically. 

Among specialists, the probability of developing BIA-ALCL is one in 10,000. 

The opinion is that the film does not need to be removed. Moreover, cancer does not occur until there is some stimulation and the moment the implant 

is removed, the chance of cancer is much less than one in 10000.

Nevertheless, if the fear of the occurrence of rare cancer, 

the film can be removed. Especially if you have had breast augmentation

 for more than 10 years and have recently had side effects, you should 

consider removing the film.

If the film is thin and only cleanly around the implant, it can be removed relatively easily. In the case of removing film surgery, a surgeon who has performed a lot of breast augmentation is not a difficult operation.

 Even for a private hospital is ready for blood transfusions and for emergency measure, and if you have extensive clinical experience with 

breast augmentation, you don't have to go to a university hospital 

to get rid of the film.

However, the medical staff should be able to make comprehensive judgments and decisions about the criteria for judging whether or not the film 

should be removed, what implants should be removed after removing the film, and the prognosis when re-operating.

BIA-ALCL has a good prognosis that can be cured without chemotherapy 

or radiotherapy by removing the initial coating. As with any disease, 

regular screening is essential for early detection. If you have breast implants 

as well as certain implants, you should have a mammogram 

and ultrasonography at least once a year. Regular checkups can examine 

the problems that are not revealed at all through the inspection, 

and can prevent and prevent problems in the future.

However, before deciding to remove the film unconditionally in this situation, please check the breast first at the hospital first, then consult with the medical staff and decide the next step.

Help from Director Doctor Dr. Barn Jaesang of Banobagi Plastic Surgery

Original Article

http://www.nbnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=371573

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