Women wearing breast implants, even whose gland has been removed completely (by mastectomy) should follow the same clinical and radiological controls than the general population. The objective is to confirm the integrity of the prosthesis, and exclude injuries in the same mammary gland or in any other area of the chest. With modern radiologic techniques you do not have to worry about excessive breast irradiation if the post care is right, the dose accumulated over the years is minimal, and the benefits of serial mammograms go beyond the risk of overdose of radiation.
