Silicone and Saline Breast Implants Which One is Better
Each breast augmentation surgeon has his or her preference. Some prefer silicone implants purely for aesthetic reasons. Silicon breast implants tend to have a more natural texture and over all natural look to them. Others are leery of the risks associated with silicone (see below)
Breast Implants from Saline:
Breast implants filled with a saline solution are a newer form of implant and come with some advantages over their silicone counterparts, like the ability to inflate or deflate the implant while in the breast without the need for revision surgery, allowing for complete client satisfaction before after breast implants.
Currently there are two kinds of saline implants on the market. The standard model is your basic implant that comes in a set shape and size. The other is a fresh take, with the added feature of a small valve, cosmetic surgeons have the ability to insert the implants into the breast and then fill or decrease the size of the breast before the patients eyes, insuring the perfect look. This also means that should you want bigger or smaller breasts as time goes on, you simply see your physician and voila.
Risks involved with saline implants are much lower than those of silicon implants. However there are recorded cases where mould and other forms of bacteria grow and eat away at the implant. If the implant should rupture or leak the bacteria is released directly into the body. This has been known to cause respiratory problems. Ask your plastic breast surgeon for more info.
Silicone Implants
Outer shells of implants made from silicone and are reported to be strong and hold up to a great deal or wear and tear. Unlike saline these implants are made in a particular size and shape. There are every size, shape (tear, round or oval), textures and the shells can be thicker or thinner.
Although silicone breast surgery implants have once again been reapproved in by the FDA in America, there is still overwhelming risks evolved when electing to have breast augmentation with silicone implants.
Research is always being done on this topic, however studies have shown and linked memory loss and other neurological disorders to high levels of neuro toxic compounds found in silicone implants along with a number of other toxins that are known to cause forms of cancer and brain damage.
When a silicone implants ruptures there may be no physical signs as the silicon leaks into the surrounding breast tissue.
High level of platinum in silicon implants lead to short term memory loss and may lead to the loss of motor skills and has been linked to several neurological disorders.
Once a woman has had silicone breast surgery implants breast feeding isnt a good idea and worst, in several hundred cases the same toxins found in breast implants and the women have been found in the children of those women, even if they had them previously removed before pregnancy.Despite the fact that silicone implants have a more natural look, feel, and have a more cohesive gel breast implants, the rate of rupture is higher as is the rate of capsular contraction (a painful condition where a kind of scar tissue forms around the implant and hardens).
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