Chest
muscle
tissue
Breast
tissue
Breast
implant
1 Over time a fibrous scar capsule forms around the implant as the immune system responds to foreign material in the body
2 A rare type of immune system cancer known as BIA-ALCL can form within this capsule of scar tissue but not in the breast itself
3 In most cases these cancer cells are found in the fluid surrounding the implant
Chest muscle tissue
Breast
implant
Chest
muscle
tissue
Chest muscle tissue
Breast
implant
Breast
implant
Breast
tissue
1 Over time a fibrous scar capsule forms around the implant as the immune system responds to foreign material in the body
2 A rare type of immune system cancer known as BIA-ALCL can form within this capsule of scar tissue but not in the breast itself
3 In most cases these cancer cells are found in the fluid surrounding the implant