Breast augmentation is one of the most common plastic surgery procedure performed in the United States. There are multiple different techniques of breast augmentation, which include different approaches for placement of the breast implant as well as the different locations of implant placement. Recovery from silicone and saline breast implants is the same Recovery after… Read More »
Breast implants, saline or silicone, are foreign bodies, which in general are inert and after the initial healing phase, unreactive to the human body. The body does recognize breast implants as foreign when they are placed during a breast augmentation, and it does form a thin capsule around the implant. This thin capsule protects the… Read More »
Saline Breast Implants are not filled to a “pounds per square inch (PSI)” like a football. They are filled to a specified volume based on the size and width of the breast implant shell, and do not have a propensity to “pop” like a balloon. Saline Breast Implants have about a 1% per year deflation… Read More »
In breast augmentation women over the age of 22 do have a choice of breast implant types: saline or silicone. In the advent of cohesive gel silicone breast implants, or “gummy bear” breast implants, women have more choices than ever for silicone breast implants. Women are choosing silicone breast implants more frequently over saline breast… Read More »
