Wait… Can Breast Implants Actually “Rupture”?

Earlier this week, Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause took to Instagram to share that she had undergone one of the trendy body scans that have been all over social media for the past year or two. And the results weren’t good—in the process, she learned that “both of my breast implants were ruptured.”A quick 101: Breast implants consist of a three-layer shell made of silicone, which is then either filled with a liquid saline (similar to that you get in an IV drip at the hospital) or silicone gel.According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2023 report, “breast augmentation, including both primary and revision implant placements, accounted for 304,181 procedures” conducted in the United States. “Although studies have varied on this subject, I generally tell patients that by 10 years after surgery, 10 to 15% of patients with implants will suffer a rupture,” says Kelly Killeen, MD, FACS. “The main risk factor for rupture is the age of the implant—the older the implant, the more likely it is to rupture. Remember to follow up with your plastic surgeon and get the recommended screening imaging to catch ruptures early.”In her announcement, Stause joked about her breast augmentation, calling her 15-year-old implants “vintage” (as somebody who purposefully wears only vintage clothing, I’ll let it slide that the term typically means 20 years and older)—which is the only clue we have as to what may have caused them to rupture.Stause shared in her original post that she elected to have her implants replaced by Josef Hadeed, adding that “plastic surgery is a personal choice.” All of the medical professionals consulted for this story advised that if you think something is wrong with your implants, you should see a doctor immediately.Read the full article and watch the video on Vogue.com