Breast Augmentation Bradenton FL, Advantages of Silicone Implants vs Saline

Sarasota Surgical Arts
Advantages of Silicone Implants vs Saline
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So, a lot of my patients during the consultation, will ask which one should I choose, saline versus silicone? And I really like the use of silicone in terms of post-operative results. I usually give my patients, absolutely, I give them the pros; I give them the cons. But it's really up to them as to where they want to go.

This is an example of a saline-- I'm sorry a silicone implant. And the thing that's really interesting about silicone, I always show this to my patients, is some people may have heard of something called rippling. Rippling, if you look at the edge of this implant here, you'll see that there's very, very little, if any, rippling. Now what rippling is, let me show it to you on a saline implant. You could really see it there. So, if you look at the edge of this implant here, you could see that's rippling. And very thin girls or very thin people, especially in the upper part or on the sides or even in the middle, there's a little bit less skin and musculature to cover the implant. So, because of that, you really see the outline of the implant.

A lot of girls are really worried about that, and that's one of the main reasons why I tell them I think silicone is a better choice. It does cost a little bit extra, but in terms of long-term results and texture and feel, I think silicone is superior. If you squeeze a silicone implant, it just feels different than a saline implant. Now, granted, it doesn't feel quite as nice when it's in your hand because there's skin, there's muscle, and it's inside your body. So, overall, there's actually a small difference. But initially, silicone does tend to feel better. And long term, it will still give you a more natural feeling. And women really like that, especially their significant others really appreciate, and they like that sort of that natural feel.

As far as, you know, about five, ten years ago, little bit longer than that, there was a scare with the use of silicone. However, all of that was disproven. And the FDA did a whole bunch of studies on it and found that there was no correlation between auto-immune disease and use of silicone. But not only that, the manufacturers-- this is now a fourth- or a fifth-generation silicone implant. And the silicone is so cohesive now, that if I were to cut this and hold it upside down, none of the gel would actually leak out.

So, a lot of women have that fear, what happens if I got into a car wreck or if I fell down and the implant ruptured? There is still a chance that that could happen, albeit low. However, with the new generation of gel implants now, it's such a small chance that the gel would actually leak out.