How long does the saline typically drain after a rupture?

Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

What to Expect After Saline Rupture: A Guide to Explant Surgery and Recovery

6 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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Robert Whitfield MD explains what happens after a saline breast implant rupture: typically the saline drains and — because it is sterile when placed — the body absorbs it without consequence. Drainage often occurs within about a week (depending on rupture location). He advises patients to coordinate with their surgeon if they want implant exchange and to act relatively quickly because the implant pocket can start collapsing.

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Typically within about a week, depending on how and where the rupture is.

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Of course, over the years, I've seen patients who've had a saline rupture. And basically within a week, depending on how and where that rupture is, it usually it drains the saline, which is sterile when it's put in, in the operating room, will absorb into the body, won't have any consequences. I let the patients know. It's best if you can have arrangements made with your, your surgeon about that if they want to do an exchange. So that was kind of traditional and you would want to do it relatively quickly because the pocket starts collapsing down.