Silicone vs saline breast implants

The silicone vs saline breast implants debate is a never-ending one. Many women and cosmetic surgeons believe that silicone breast implants have a more natural look and feel than saline breast implants, especially for women lacking good soft tissue coverage. This is likely to be for the reason that silicone gel has a texture that is similar in consistency to the breast tissue. Also, saline breast implants are more likely to show ripples and wrinkle.

On the other hand saline breast implants have a number of important to consider pluses over silicone breast implants:

• saline breast implants have a lower incidence of capsular contracture
• saline breast implants also have a lower rate of rupture
• saline implant ruptures are easier to detect because when they deflate the results are almost immediate.
• if a saline implant raptures or leaks the saline is simply absorbed into the body
• replacing a ruptured saline implant is easier than replacing a silicone implant
• saline breast implants are easier to insert and require smaller incisions because they can be filled with saline after insertion
• saline breast implants' size can be altered after the surgery, for example to additionally increase the size of the breast implants after the skin tissue has expanded

So ... which implant is right for you? This will be up to you and your plastic surgeon to decide.

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