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Read about the mammogram processes for Boston breast implant patients. Know more about reading and interpreting mammograms in breast implants.

All women who are 40 years of age need to have an annual mammogram for the purpose of screening for breast cancer. Women who have a family history of breast cancer may be advised by their primary care physician to start this screening at an earlier age. When it comes to the time frame and frequency of screening for breast cancer with a mammogram, women who have breast implants should be treated exactly as women who don’t have breast implants. In other words, women with breast implants should have their first mammogram at age 40, unless there is a family history of breast cancer. If a woman, who has breast implants has a family history of breast cancer, then her primary care physician may start her screening process at an earlier age, similar to that of a woman without breast implants.

A few weeks ago, Dr. Moss and I presented to readers information on the two types of breast implants: saline filled breast implants and the newly FDA approved silicone gel filled breast implants. This week we will focus on another area that patients have a choice in: the location of the incisions for insertion of breast implants. It should be noted that one of the reasons for the popularity of breast augmentation is that the incisions for breast augmentation are relatively small and for the most part well hidden, especially when compared to the visibility of the incisions required in either a breast lift or breast reduction.

Boston breast implant information, read more about FDA approval of silicone gel filled breast implants and how to get breast implants.