BA with silicone must have regular MRI? Is it true?

I read on the Mayo Clinic's website that someone with silicone implants should have a MRI after the third years out and have one every two years to check for leakage. The ins. will not pay either. What???  I'm going to ask my surgeon. Has anyone been told this?

I'm not sure about the leakage any longer but it has been suggested that an MRI may be necessary for normal breast cancer screening.  I'll defer to one of the surgeons who post here. 

Thanks! My sister (she has saline) said she heard this too. I want silicone, but I don't like the idea of paying 1,500-3,500 out of pocket for a MRI every other year. Yikes!!!  I hope someone can shed some light on this one.

 The only way to confirm a leak from a silicone implant it via MRI - so the manufacturer requires an informed consent process that recommends what you indicated.  My surgeon's take on it was of course an MRI would be necessary if there was ever a problem (change in contour etc., injury to the chest) and that a longer term evaluation - 10 years out - might be a  prudent thing to do.   The industry is very concerned with all the negative publicity that surrounded silicone as a product for the last 15 years - most of the well-done clinical evaluation found no link between silicone products and inflammatory issues like fibromyalgia and RA.    I read a lot of that literature after my surgeon suggested that silicone was the way to go and I decided the risks were minimal.   Susan

Thanks Susan!!

My surgeon said an MRI is only necessary if there seems to be a problem w/ the implant.

Cindy