Implant reconstruction is based on a two staged procedure, initiated by placement of a tissue expander, followed by replacement with a permanent implant. Both silicone and saline implants have been approved for placement in the postmastectomy reconstruction patients. There remains a paucity of data ...
Saline breast implants are composed of a silicone outer shell containing a saline (saltwater) solution. They are often highly effective options for breast augmentation procedures, including patients who need a revisional breast surgery as well as women who are younger than 22 years of age. Saline ...
' --Question:What is the difference between silicone and saline implants? Answer: Today, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of two types of implants for breast reconstruction following mastectomy. 'Saline' implants consist of a synthetic material filled with a saltwater solution,...
Silicone gel breast implants are almost universally regarded to have the most natural feel by plastic surgeons and patients alike. They earned the nickname “gummy bear” implants because of the firm-but-pliable feel of the material. Saline implants consist of a tough silicone shell filled with s...
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Saline vs. silicone breast implants Both saline and silicone implants come in different shapes and sizes, and each has pros and cons. Saline implants are usually less expensive than silicone ones, but they’re more likely to fold, shrink, or even rupture over time. If the implant does shrink...
1 In Europe, silicone breast implants are still the preferred implants for cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery, whereas in the United States saline implants have been standard since 1992, when the use of silicone gel implants was restricted to patients enrolled in clinical trials.2 Rupture ...
silicone implants. Another advantage of saline breast implants is that deflation of the implant is immediately noticeable and can be handled right away. When a saline implant ruptures, the saltwater solution is absorbed naturally by the body and deflates quickly. Silicone implants, however, can be...
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38–40 However, these studies compared the third-generation silicone implants with saline implants and therefore the current implants may have other outcomes since fourth-generation silicone breast implant safety and long-term outcomes have been described.22,23,25,27,28,41 View article Silicone ...