Dr. Robert Whitfield explains why breasts may enlarge years after implant surgery. Implant rupture is the first suspect, but other causes include retained seroma, capsular contracture, and rarely, lymphoma. A guide to late-onset breast changes for patients and clinicians.
What if a breast implant looks larger years after surgery, or the breast looks larger years after surgery? The first explanation that comes to mind is a rupture. Now, that's certainly a reasonable first thought. It's not the only thought though. A delayed fluid collection around an implant can be many things. It can be a retained seroma, So just a fluid collection. It can be related to a capsular contracture. It can also be from a rupture. It can also, in uncommon cases, be the way a rare lymphoma of the immune system first shows itself.
