Implant Breast

Many people have written me about the safety of silicone gel breast implants and how to decide which type of implant to choose. I am reprinting here one response which I think presents helpful guidelines for women considering breast augmentation or enlargement, or Breast Lift, and trying to decide which breast implant to choose, saline or silicone gel.

There are many factors to think about when deciding whether to have breast enlargement or augmentation. The newer silicone gel breast implants have been approved by the FDA and have been available since January 2007. Many women share your concern about the safety of these new implants for breast augmentation. [...]

Breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States and therefore the most commonly performed breast plastic surgery. Today it’s important to be fully informed about all the risks and complications that you might encounter with breast plastic surgery. Of all the breast plastic surgery procedures performed in 2006 in the United States, 329,000 were for breast augmentations.

The first woman implanted with silicone implants was in 1962. There are two primary types of breast implants: saline-filled and [...]

Below is your guideline to all of the information you could possibly need about types of breast implants including saline, silicone, cohesive, gummybear, round, anatomical, high profile, low profile and moderate profile.

Here are 5 basic questons to answer before you choose an [...]

All women want larger, firmer breasts. Well, maybe not all women, but a great many of them do! The rise in popularity of breast augmentation surgery has made it the most performed plastic surgery in the world. Women want larger breasts and are willing to spend thousands of dollars to get them! They’re also willing to undergo surgery and all the risks that come with it.

If you’re a woman in the modern world and you’ve been considering breast augmentation surgery, you should know that you have three options for breast implants: traditional silicone gel implants, cohesive gel implants, and saline breast implants. Each implant has its own unique features and benefits.

Traditional silicone gel implants – these implants were banned by the FDA for 14 years. During that time, they were tested, researched, and scrutinized more than any other medical device in the history of mankind. Now that the FDA has approved them for unrestricted use, does that make them safe? Not necessarily, but you can certainly rest assured that they have undergone more testing and analysis than any other breast implant.

Pros and cons of traditional silicone gel implants – they require larger incisions than saline implants. This makes silicone gel breast augmentations prone to larger scarring. When they rupture, it is virtually impossible to detect without getting an MRI. On the positive side, silicone gel implants are known as the best “feeling” of the implants because of their silicone gel liquid filler; both men and women agree. [...]

If you’re considering breast augmentation that’s great, but let me take the time to ask that you take the time to do your homework and find out all you can about the procedure first. Even more important is that you research the cosmetic surgeons you’re considering and find out everything you can about them too. Breast implants can be a great improvement, but it’s up to you to get all the information about possible complications and side effects before undergoing the surgery.

There are two types of breast implants used; those made with silicone and those made from saline. They both have an outer shell of silicone, the difference is in the filling. Saline implants are filled with salt water and silicone implants are filled with silicone gel. Both can be used effectively for breast augmentation and each has it’s pros and cons. Currently there are only a few companies that are authorized by the FDA to make breast implants.

You might be surprised to learn that breast implants have been around for over 40 years. Silicone was the first material used for breast implants, however since the use of saline breast augmentation procedures have really gained in popularity, with over 300,000 breast enhancement surgeries done last year in the U.S. alone. Silicone implants were viewed very skeptically initially because of problems associated with the breast implants rupturing. The silicone implants were actually banned in 1993, but were subsequently re-instated when research found no connection between ruptured silicone implants and any disease.

Ruptured implants can have several effects. If it’s a saline breast implant the breast loses it’s shape. As you can imagine this is very easy to notice. The saline implants will be harmless when rupturing since they will just leave saltwater in your body. If a silicone implant breaks the only way to know is through an MRI. So far there have been no connections shown between ruptured silicone implants and breast augmentation complications. [...]