As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused some women with breast implants to be frightened, and netizens screamed. Many people have raised concerns and questions about prosthetic breast augmentation, so we found a plastic surgeon, Professor Tang, to explain it to you.

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Elena, a 45-year-old Moscow woman, suddenly fainted while flying to California for a holiday. The doctor was surprised to find that her breast prosthesis "exploded", which may be caused by the huge pressure difference between the air and the ground. The doctor will take out the broken prosthesis and consider doing another breast augmentation operation for her.

It is reported that Richard Branson, the boss of the British "space urchin" and Virgin Galactic space tourism company, once banned women who had breast augmentation surgery from entering space for fear that their breasts might "explode" in low-pressure environment.

Simple flight will not cause the prosthesis to "explode"

Director Tang believes that as long as it is a qualified prosthesis, there is usually no possibility of explosion caused by changes in air pressure. Taking this news event as an example, it is somewhat exaggerated to say that "the prosthesis exploded". First of all, if there is an explosion, the patient will never relax. It can't be as simple as the "sudden fainting" described in the news. The chest tissue will inevitably have a large area of tissue trauma or even injury, and it is unlikely to continue to place new prostheses.

The biggest possibility is that there is something wrong with the quality of the prosthesis itself before boarding.

Theoretically, if there is something wrong with the prosthesis before boarding the plane, such as the puncture marks are not obvious, or the capsule wall is aging and thinning. This may not affect at ordinary times, but after boarding the plane, the prosthesis is oppressed by the change of air pressure, which is likely to rupture, making the silicone ooze and the patient nervous, leading to the fainting phenomenon mentioned in the news.

Breast augmentation women can hold their chests out and get on the plane!

Professor Tang said that he had done breast augmentation surgery for many foreign countries or foreign guests and had to fly back. He has never heard of any problems with the prosthesis due to unbearable air pressure changes.