Ultra-Care Implant Surveillance Center™

Dr. Glicksman was one of the first plastic surgeons in the United States to offer her breast implant patients routine implant follow-up with High Resolution Ultrasound (HRUS). In 2019 the FDA released updated guidance on breast implant surveillance. Women with breast implants should begin screening their implants at year 5 and every two-three years after with either MRI or ultrasound. Dr. Glicksman strongly recommends that her patients obtain their recommended breast imaging after the age of 40 with mammography and ultrasound as indicated. Breast implant surveillance is an implant screening tool and not a substitute for breast imaging. To follow the implants, Dr. Glicksman offers all of her patients routine in-office implant screening after 5 years and then every two years after, until the implants are either replaced or removed.

There are very few breast implant surveillance centers in the United States and Europe. Dr. Glicksman established the Ultra-Care Implant Surveillance Center™ in order to provide her own patients, as well as patients who underwent implant surgery elsewhere, accurate follow-up as their implants age. Silicone breast implants must be monitored to assure they are intact and to help make safe medical decisions about when to replace or remove breast implants. Breast implant surveillance with HRUS has been shown to be up to 97% accurate in sensitivity and specificity to detect an implant rupture1. Other local breast implant complications such as a hematoma (bleeding) caused by surgery or trauma, and a seroma, the collection of fluid around and implant, can be readily detected with HRUS. As compared to breast MRI, ultrasound is less expensive, there is no radiation exposure, no claustrophobic concerns, no restrictions for pacemakers, clips, or metal ports, and has high speed and efficiency.

All of Dr. Glicksman’s breast implant patients are scheduled for routine breast implant surveillance and may also be seen for any change in the look or feel of an implant. Women who had implants placed elsewhere are welcome to schedule an appointment for HRUS with Dr. Glicksman to evaluate their implants. The office will provide information on scheduling and fees for consultation and ultrasound.

1. Ferenz S, McGuire P, Glicksman C. The Efficacy and Associated Learning Curve of Office-Based High-Resolution Ultrasound to Detect Shell Failure in Breast Implants. Aesthet Surg J. 2023 May 15;43(6):657-661. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjac330. PMID: 36478200.

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Dr. Glicksman is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has been committed to delivering expert, state-of-the-art care for her patients for over 25 years. The doctor performs all of her own consultations, procedures, and treatments and does not use “practice extenders” to care for her patients.

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