Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study of Implant Age, Pocket Plane, Incision, Surface Texture, and Volume as Predictors of Breast Implant Rupture

September 2, 2026 updated by: Research Inc
This prospective dynamic cohort will follow women with intact aesthetic silicone breast implants to evaluate predictors of rupture. Implant age, pocket plane, incision route, surface texture, and volume will be recorded, and participants will undergo annual clinical and imaging surveillance for up to five years. Confirmed rupture will require MRI or operative evidence. Delayed-entry survival models will estimate the independent association of implant and surgical characteristics with rupture risk.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Women with new or existing aesthetic silicone breast implants will enter the cohort only after baseline assessment confirms that the analyzed implant is intact. Implant and operative characteristics will be verified from device cards and operative records whenever possible. Annual high-resolution ultrasound will screen for integrity loss, with MRI or surgery used for confirmation under a standardized algorithm. Implant age will serve as the survival time scale, and prevalent implants will enter at their age on enrollment. The study will estimate rupture-free survival, symptomatic and silent rupture rates, adjusted predictor effects, and management after detection.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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3000

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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  • Name: Juan Velez, MD, Plastic surgeon
  • Phone Number: +57 3054511588
  • Email: info@velezlara.com

Study Locations

  • Colombia
      • Medellín, Colombia
        • Recruiting
        • IQ interquirofanos
        • Contact:
          • juan Velez, MD, Plastic surgeon
          • Phone Number: +57 3054511588

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult women with aesthetic silicone breast implants documented as intact at cohort entry, including new implant recipients and prevalent implant carriers.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female sex and age 18 years or older.
  • Aesthetic breast augmentation with permanent silicone implants.
  • Known implantation date or sufficiently precise implantation year, pocket plane, incision route, surface texture, and implant volume.
  • Both implants or the analyzed implant documented as intact at baseline by the study imaging algorithm.
  • Ability to complete annual surveillance for up to five years.
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Reconstructive implantation after mastectomy, congenital deformity, or major trauma.
  • Tissue expander or nonpermanent device.
  • Confirmed rupture at cohort entry for the implant under analysis.
  • PIP implant or another recalled device if the final protocol elects to exclude it from etiologic modeling.
  • Missing core implant characteristics or implantation date.
  • Planned immediate explantation or exchange at enrollment for a reason unrelated to surveillance.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Aesthetic Breast Implant Surveillance Cohort
Women with intact silicone implants at enrollment are followed prospectively. Pocket plane, incision, texture, volume, and implant age are modeled as exposures rather than recruitment groups.
Device: Silicone Breast Implant Exposure
Implant-level exposure data include implantation date, laterality, pocket plane, incision route, surface texture, shape, volume, manufacturer/lot when available, primary versus revision placement, and concomitant mastopexy or fat grafting. Linked arm/group(s): Intact Aesthetic Breast Implant Surveillance Cohort.
Diagnostic test: Prospective Breast Implant Surveillance Imaging
Baseline and annual high-resolution ultrasound will assess implant integrity. Suspicious or indeterminate findings will undergo MRI according to the locked diagnostic algorithm. Rupture is confirmed by MRI, operative inspection, or both. Linked arm/group(s): Intact Aesthetic Breast Implant Surveillance Cohort.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time to First Confirmed Breast Implant Rupture
Time Frame: From cohort entry through years of prospective follow-up. 10 TO 12 YEARS
Implant-level time from cohort entry to the first MRI- or surgically confirmed full-thickness implant shell rupture. Implant age is used as the survival time scale with delayed entry at age on enrollment. Contralateral implants are accounted for by patient-level clustering.
From cohort entry through years of prospective follow-up. 10 TO 12 YEARS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rupture-Free Survival by Implant Age
Time Frame: 12 YEARS
Kaplan-Meier or model-based probability of remaining free of confirmed rupture at prespecified implant ages, using delayed-entry methods.
12 YEARS

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Research Inc

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: juan velez, MD, plastic surgery

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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January 12, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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January 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 15, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 2, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 2, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 9, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 9, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 2, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

not contempled in the patient informed concent

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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