Plastic surgeons’ opinions and practices regarding compatibility of MRI and breast tissue expanders

As more women undergo breast reconstruction with tissue expanders, the situation where a patient with ferromagnetic port-containing breast tissue expanders (FPCBTE) develops a need for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has also become more frequent. Such indications include the new symptoms suggestive of neurologic or osseous metastases, trauma, and perforator mapping if the patient transitions to autologous reconstruction.