Can the silicone system cause autoimmune diseases? Understand

Know the symptoms and learn to treat possible complications

In 2024, Brazil performed 42,231 plant removal procedures in the breast, according to the International Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society (Isaps). All over the world, this was the 17th most performed procedure. Considering the aesthetic surgical procedures on the breast, this was the second most performed procedure, after the breast increase procedure.

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Many patients try to remove surgery on the breast system (explanations) through changes in their lifestyle (such as changes in habits, aging or weight gain). Others, however, have developed health problems after the plant. While patients called these complications of silicone disease, the medical community still studies this condition and analyzes possible relationships with autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adiuvanti (Asia).

“There is no unified definition for the disease related to the disease or Asia syndrome”, explains Mónica Rodríguez Frasson, plastic surgeon at the Albert Einstein hospital. “In general, this term covers a wide range of non -specific systemic symptoms presented by some patients after the positioning of silicone breast prostheses.”

What has become known as silicone disease (or, in English, breast disease) is a term used by patients for this set of symptoms that attribute to the use of the system. “The symptoms reported in literature on silicone systems related to neurological, musculoskeletal and dermatological systems,” Monica says that patients often describe symptoms such as chronic fatigue and joint and muscle pain.

However, this picture has been recently described in the field of medicine, therefore it is not yet possible to create a direct association between silicone and the development of symptoms that simulate immunological diseases. Mónica states that many of the diagnostic criteria for silicone diseases are based on the auto-reeling of symptoms by patients, which “hinders objective measurement and can lead to excessive diagnosis”.

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In addition, the exams that can demonstrate that affection have not been identified, which makes it difficult to differentiate the symptoms of silicone disease deriving from stress.

Unlike silicone disease, autoimmune syndrome induced by adherent was identified for the first time and described in 2011 by the Israeli rheumatologist Yehuda Shoenfeld. It is related to the development of autoimmune diseases in individuals genetically prepared by exposure to adiuvants.

These adjuvants are substances foreign to the body and therefore cause an immunological reaction, which include infectious fragments, hormones, aluminum or scales (an oil used in anti-influence vaccines). Although it is a very rare condition, the silicone also enters the classification, triggering an immunological reaction with manifestations similar to that of some rheumatic diseases.

“In patients with silicone breast systems, clinical evaluation and specific exams should be individualized based on the symptoms and signs of the patient,” says Monica. In the event of suspected autoimmune disease, the surgeon recommends refferral and treatment by a rheumatologist. “Since it is a multidisciplinary treatment, it becomes difficult to see that the patient really has the syndrome.”

To avoid this complication, before recommending surgery, the plastic surgeon should check the background of the family and the patient staff in search of possible autoimmune diseases in the historical reactions and preceding the Adiuvanti. In more doubts, a rheumatologist is recommended.

Monica adds that preoperative assessments for mental health are important to exploit the pre -existing anxiety or disorders of depression: “It is important to inform them about the potential stress associated with surgical procedures, underlining that the result of breast surgery or interaction with social media can amplify the symptoms of anxiety or depression”. For those who smoke, it is also advisable to stop the habit.

The removal of the system is the most effective treatment for silicone disease and long -term symptoms tend to improve. However, if the patient has removed the plants from a silicone disease condition, it is not recommended to position new plants, in the event that the patient can choose between maintaining his bibies or breast reconstruction.

Source: Terra

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