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The Saline Solution Implant Is Considered Safer Than The Silicone Gel Implant
If you’re one of the thousands of women that will purchase breast implants this year, it is very important that you know about the individual characteristics of each type of implant currently available within the United States. Your current and future health will be directly impacted and influenced by the type of breast implant you choose for your breast augmentation surgery. Currently, there are two implants available for unrestricted use within the United States: silicone gel implants and saline implants.
The more controversial implant between the two is the silicone gel implant. The silicone implant has been at the center of controversy almost as long as it has been available for use in breast augmentation surgery. Those who oppose the use of the implant claim that silicone gel (when leaked into the body) is the direct catalyst for any number of health complications. To some extent, the FDA agrees with their viewpoint: the FDA conducted its own follow-up study for women that elected to have silicone gel implants for their augmentation surgery. The results of the FDA’s research paper were not positive. To learn more about that particular study, you’ll need to perform a search online through one of the major search engines. The report is public information and although the data is now over ten years old, the information contained within the research paper is quite disturbing.
The one honor that is unique to the silicone gel implant is its distinction as being the most researched medical device in the history of medicine. Although that is a rather dubious honor, some women take consolation in that knowledge and the fact that the FDA approved the silicone gel implant for unrestricted use. However, not everyone agrees with the FDA’s decision. Many people still believe the implant poses serious health risk to the women that have them.
The second implant of choice for American women is the saline breast implant. Originally created as a viable, safe alternative to the silicone gel implant, the saline implant has established itself as the safest implant currently in production and available for unrestricted use within the United States. The saline implant has undergone many design changes over the years, and the current design rivals the look and feel of the silicone gel implant. Older saline implant designs used to have one major flaw: they didn’t move or feel like real breast tissue; apparently that design flaw has since been corrected.
Both silicone and saline implants have a silicone shell that is then filled with a compound to simulate the size and shape of real breast tissue. Modern saline implant designs have made the similarities between both implants regarding their movement and ‘feel in the hand’ almost identical. However, both implants are still filled with uniquely different compounds. Silicone gel implants use liquid silicone as their filler while saline implants use a saltwater solution as their filler.
The difference between fillers can be boiled down to which is healthier for the body. If the saline solution leaks into your body, it will be absorbed and passed via urination. If the silicone leaks into your body, there are a number of health complications that could arise. If you were to experience a ruptured implant, which scenario would you prefer?
As an added benefit, if a woman were to choose the saline breast implant over the silicone gel implant for her augmentation surgery, the saline implant would actually cost her less money. It is generally believed that the silicone implant is more expensive because of required design changes imposed on the manufactures by the FDA during the 14 year clinical trial.
Your long term health requires that you choose the proper implant for your breast augmentation procedure. Ultimately, the choice is yours. However, all evidence seems to point to the saline implant as the wiser, safer implant for breast augmentation surgery.
Before you decide which implant your surgeon will use for your procedure, you should get advice directly from your plastic surgeon. Schedule a consultation and then sit down and ask a lot of questions. Learn everything you can about both implants before you make your decision. Good luck!
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