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Benefits And Uses Of Silicon

Both are approved by the FDA but that is better? Each has a unique benefits and advantages. Each has its potential liabilities and disadvantages. Neither is perfect. But both have their good points. After a physical examination, reveal consultation and a comprehensive review of all the various pro's and con's with your chicago plastic surgeon, an informed choice can be made. But there really is not any wrong answer or better implant - the implant that represents the most effective overall selection for you is the best one. Let's have a look at a number of the key points you should be considering in your final decision making process.

The saline (physiological salt water) that is used to fill saline breast implants comes directly from an IV saline bag. In place of going into your circulatory system though an IV, the saline goes through the sterile tubing right into the implant. No-one is doing research on the safety of sterile IV saline; millions of people receive IV saline everyday all over the world. If it's safe enough to go directly into your veins, does it stand to reason so it could be just like safe to fill a breast implant with? That is a totally 100% safe fluid that will be completely identical to one's natural body fluid. The silicone gel inside silicone implants has been studied exhaustively. The FDA concluded that approval as a secure and effective device was warranted, granting such status in 2006. But studies sms marketing to be ongoing and further long haul evaluation and research mandated by the FDA is still pending. So silicone safety information is not quite the "slam dunk" it's for saline. Please see our associated article, "Are Silicone Implants Safe?" to learn more with this subject.

As per FDA stipulations, patients should be age 22 or older for silicone gel implants. There is no age stipulation for saline implants.When ordered for you personally and your procedure by your plastic surgeon's office, silicone implants are roughly double the expense of saline implants.

Rippling is a phenomenon which occurs very commonly with saline implants but is very uncommon with silicone implants. Rippling is characterized by small longitudinal ridges, such as the ripples on a pond, that could be felt along underneath or the outer side of the breast where the tissues are often their thinnest. In extreme cases, the ripples might even be visible. However, all of the time when rippling does occur it's of a very minimal nature. Patients with suprisingly low excess fat, a tiny body frame, thin skin and/or stretchmarks on the breasts, and minimal breast tissue are in higher risk for significant rippling. But rippling can occur in anyone. Choosing a silicone implant lowers this risk substantially.

For patients trying to find better symmetry due to any degree of size difference between the sides, the fine tuning adjustability that can be best realized only with saline implants is a significant asset. Silicone implants aren't adjustable.The inframammary (under the breast) crease incision is probably the most commonly used and preferred incision by most plastic surgeons. The natural shadow and crease under the breast will additionally hide the typically thin, hard to see final scar quite well. This incision can be used for either type of implant. The incision size is usually about one inch or less for saline implants, which are inserted empty, then filled and adjusted once properly situated inside the pocket which was created for them. The incision should be made bigger (about two inches) to permit the insertion of the pre-filled, fixed total volume of the silicone implant.

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