12/10/2026
Breast implants should not prevent you from attending your recommended mammogram screening.
Mammograms can still detect changes in breast tissue, although implants might make some views more difficult to assess. For this reason, the radiology team may take additional images, including implant-displacement views, to visualise as much breast tissue as possible. (1)
B-Lite® offers advantages in breast imaging compared with traditional silicone implants. Under mammography, the B-Lite® gel is more radiolucent allowing for greater visibility of breast tissue in front of or behind the implant. (2)
Always tell the screening centre that you have implants when booking and on arrival. Mammograms are routinely performed in people with implants, and the radiology team uses adapted techniques to obtain the necessary images while minimising pressure on the implant.
Source:
(1) National Cancer Institute. Mammograms. 2025.
https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/screening/mammograms
(2) Scheflan et al., 2020. Spear’s Surgery of the Breast, 4th ed.