Patients usually ask me if mammograms can be performed after breast augmentation surgery. That’s why I decided to write about this to help clear the doubts of those who want to perform this type of procedures.

Mammography is an important test that should be done periodically for women. Through these checkups you can detect breast cancer in its early stages. This is why it’s so important the mammogram is well performed.

The procedures are usually similar for patients with implants and for those who do not have implants, but it is very important that the specialist who will perform the test be informed about the existence of the prosthesis, as it should be more thorough in the taking of the images, during the study.

That is, while a mammogram in women without breast implants require the taking of four images, in cases where there are implants it is necessary to practice double, which can be more uncomfortable. Especially because in patients with implants it is necessary for the doctor to perform a displacement of the prosthesis to achieve a better visualization of the state of the breasts.

Difficulty may also occur if any keloid scar is developed after augmentation surgery.
In spite of all this, it is proven that prostheses do not interfere with the effectiveness of breast examination.