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Your Choice of Breast Implants

By: Dr Barry Eppley

The most important choice a woman makes in breast augmentation is the choice of filler material of the breast implant. As of 2006, silicone gel implants became available again and thus one has to choose between saline (which has been the only implant option available since 1992) and now silicone. The thing to remember is.....neither type of breast implant is perfect. If one was so much 'better' than the other....we would have only one implant type, not two. Both can satisfactorily increase breast size equally well, they just have some different features (pluses and minuses). Knowing what their benefits and liabilities are can help you make the right choice for you.

Implants with a saline (water) fill have the advantages of: 1) They are put in deflated, rolled up, and inflated after they are in proper position. Therefore, they can be put in through very small remote incisions such as the armpit, 2) They cost less than silicone, typically $1,000 less per operation, and 3) They are the most natural material (salt water) so if they leak, you are essentially just taking a big drink of water. Saline implants have the following two liabilities: 1) They have the phenomenon of wrinkling or rippling. In other words, you will be able to feel, and sometimes see, ripples along the bottom and sides of your breasts. Saline implants will have this 'normal' appearance. 2) Saline braest implants carry a forever risk of deflation, just like a flat tire. When a saline implant fails (ruptures), you will know it almost immediately because you will develop a 'flat tire' quite quickly. Estimated lifespans of saline implants are between 10 and 20 years.

Silicone implants have exactly the opposite benefits and liabilities of saline implants. On the positive side, 1) Silicone breast implants do not have the ripple phenomenon that saline implants do. in most patients, silicone implants do a better job of mimicking the feel of actual breast tissue. Silicone implants, by feel, are natural and hard to detect, and 2) if a silicone implant ruptures, the filler material will not run out as it is like 'jello'. As a result, the breast does not deflate in size or get smaller. The ruptured implant is essentially undetectable, and as long as the breast remains soft and pain-free, you can live with a ruptured silicone breast implant without the need for further surgery. On the liability side, 1) Silicone implants come pre-filled, thus needing a larger incision to surgically implant it. The most common incision location for silicone implants is in the inframammary crease (breast fold). Incisions off of the breast can not be made cosmetically small enough to put a silicone implant through. And 2) they cost more than saline, at least $1,000 more in most cases. Lastly, the issue of potential health risks from silicone breast implants has been put to bed after many years of extensive studies by implant manufacturers and the FDA.

Choosing the type of breast implant for you should be based on accurate information......which of the negatives can you live with the best......risk of rippling and deflation (saline)......or higher cost and a bigger incision (silicone)...the choice is truly yours!

Article Source: http://www.newagelivingarticles.com

Dr Barry Eppley runs a private plastic surgery practice through his hospital-based medspa locations at Clarian Health in Indianapolis. To learn more about the latest trends in plastic surgery, spa therapies, or skin care, go to his daily blog, www.exploreplasticsurgery.com .

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