Riina-Maija Palander on her breast implants, in her own words

As an aesthete and perfectionist, it bothered me that none of the clothes sold at the time looked good on me.")

She told the outlet she is now on her third set of implants: the first capsulated over time, and the second ruptured years later in a horse-riding accident, a fact she said went unnoticed at first. Describing the accident itself, she said: «Epäilen, että rintani räjähtivät muutama vuosi sitten, kun litistyin kahden hevosen väliin. Tilanne oli sen verran vakava, että minulta meinasi lähteä henki.» ("I suspect my implants ruptured a few years ago, when I was squeezed between two horses. The situation was serious enough that I nearly lost my life.")

That is the whole basis for this article. Palander did not state the calendar year of her second or third procedure, only her age at the first (27) and her current age (48), so this article does not calculate or guess at specific years for the later operations. She also mentioned being referred, in the early 2000s, to a clinic in Estonia rather than Finland, but named no clinic or surgeon, and none of that is repeated here beyond what she said.

This article does not comment on her appearance or judge her choices; it reports only what she said about her own experience.

Which situation applies, and how the surgery is planned, is decided after an examination and imaging, not from a magazine interview.

• General health is checked first, including chronic conditions, allergies, current medication and any previous breast surgery.
• A mammogram or ultrasound is typically required beforehand for women over a certain age.
• Anyone with an existing implant should have it checked periodically, since a rupture is not always immediately obvious, as Palander described.
• Contraindications include pregnancy and breastfeeding, active infection, uncontrolled chronic disease and untreated clotting disorders.

By around three weeks early swelling has usually eased and scars start to form, though lifting over 3 kg and raising the arms above shoulder height are still avoided. Around one month the breasts generally settle into a softer, more natural shape, and by four to six weeks most patients are back to swimming and normal exercise. Remaining internal changes continue to resolve for around three months, with surgeons typically planning close to a year of follow-up before calling the result final — relevant for a repeat procedure too, where healing follows broadly the same timeline.

The current price is a fixed $4,700, covering the operation, anaesthesia and one day at the hospital, with a year of follow-up visits included; implant removal alone is priced separately at $3,300. More details are on the breast augmentation page.

To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Riina-Maija Palander or her treatment. Her story is simply a detailed, publicly told account of a woman who has gone through breast augmentation more than once.