Saline Breast Implants
The terms "saline breast implant" and "silicone breast implant" are confusing. People generally understand that implants are used to increase breast size, but the different kinds of implants used in this popular cosmetic surgery procedure for breast augmentation are less understood.
Silicone and Saline Breast Implants
All breast implants are alike in terms of their basic "blueprint." The device is a silicone shell that varies in size and shape, and that is filled with some sort of material meant to replicate the body’s natural contours.
Until 1992, the most popular filler was silicone, a naturally occurring and common element in the earth’s crust. Concerns about the potentially harmful effects of silicone in the human body led the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban that class of breast implants, so manufacturers turned to saline as a filler.
Although breast implants are made to be strong and durable, ruptures are a possibility with leakage and circulation of the filler throughout the body resulting. With saline implants, if a rupture occurs, the device deflates and the saline is harmlessly absorbed by the body.
Saline Implants
Saline breast implants contain saline as its filler material. Unlike silicone, which many suspect led to higher occurrences of connective tissue disease, immunological disorders, neurological disorders, cancer, and capsular contracture if the implant were to rupture and the silicone material were to circulate with the person's bloodstream, saline is considered to be completely safe. This is because saline is a salt-water solution that is similar to the fluid that makes up the majority of the human body.
Safety First
The harmless nature of the saline filler and the unavailability of silicone implants have made the saline implant the most widely used type of breast enhancement device. Although they do not have the same natural look and feel as the silicone variant, the saline implants are extremely versatile in terms of shell surface, volume, shell thickness, profile and shape. This diversity ensures that any patient can achieve a close match to their expectations when undergoing breast augmentation surgery.
Whether you want to correct a disproportion between breasts or to improve you body's overall proportions, breast augmentation surgery is more often than not a success. If you want to learn more about this procedure, we suggest you consult a board certified plastic surgeon, by scheduling a free consultation via the contact form below.
Silicone & Saline Breast Implants
There is a basic blueprint to what makes up a breast implant. A breast implant contains a silicone shell that is made up of some sort of filler material that gives the implant its size and shape.
Up to 1992, the most popular filler material used in breast implants were silicone: a naturally, occurring element found in sand, quartz, and rock that is the second most common element found in the earth's crust. However, after concerns about the effects of silicone on the human body if it were to circulate compelled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose a ban on the availability of silicone breast implants in 1992, saline breast implants became the most popular type of implant available.
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