Saline Implants
Saline, a silicone based shell with a saltwater solution filling, is the most common implant used for breast augmentation. Their firmness is often criticized as being too indiscreet, but some women choose them for that very reason.
Although saline implants are safer and more affordable than silicone implants, saline implants have a few disadvantages such as a less natural or harder feel and increased potential for rippling. The appearance of rippling is most common in women who lack the tissue needed to support the implant.
Who should consider saline implants?
Saline breast implants are particularly ideal for women that possess a significant amount of excess breast tissue. Because the implants are filled during the procedure, the volume can be adjusted so that the excess skin smoothly covers the implant, allowing for optimal fullness and shape. This also allows the surgeon to make a smaller incision, resulting in a smaller scar.
Silicone Implants
Once deemed as unsafe, silicone implants have made a major comeback and are now FDA approved. Unable to prove a link between silicone implants and connective tissue disorders, silicone implants were reintroduced to the market in 2005.
Silicone implants are a shell of flexible silicone filled with a firm gel which mimic the tissue of a real breast. Although silicone implants are more natural looking than saline and less likely to ripple, they still present some disadvantages like the need for a larger incision and a higher cost than saline. However, further details can be presented in your consultation.
Silicone Implants are ideal for...
Silicone breast implants are better suited for
thin or small breasted women with thin, chest skin.
