Silicone Implants: Will They Make You Safe Or Sorry?
It was not that long ago when breast augmentations were reserved for Playboy bunnies and women with “performing” careers where a perfect body accompanied by large breasts were not only enjoyed, but almost required. However, times have changed and more and more women today are choosing to get breast augmentations to build their confidence and to look and feel better about their appearance. Once you decide to do a breast augmentation, the next decision is to decide whether or not to do silicone implants or saline implants.
Breast augmentations of yesteryear were almost always done with silicone, which, as you know, resulted in many sicknesses and even death caused by the solution bag somehow being punctured and the silicone solution leaking into the body. Once the FDA caught wind of this problem, silicone was discontinued until researchers were able to come up with a more effective and safe way to use silicone as a breast implant. That day has come and now the implants made with silicone are safer than ever, with 3 layers of the breast bag, making it virtually impossible for a puncture to occur in all 3 layers.
You do still have the option of having a saline implant and many people do opt for this to err on the side of safety rather than take any chances. Saline implants are surgically implanted without any solution in it. After the bag is in place, a small tube is inserted into the bag and it is filled up with the saline solution until it has reached the desired size agreed upon by you and your doctor pre-surgery. With silicone implants, the process is relatively the same with a few minor changes. The most important being that the implants are already filled with the silicone solution outside of the breast to insure that all of the proper testing has been done and that there are no leaks occurring. Because the implant is already filled with the solution, your incision will be a bit larger than with a saline implant. Plastic surgeons are very careful to make your incision in a very discreet area, trying diligently to make any scar visibility at a minimum. Many surgeons opt to make their incisions at the armpit and gently move the implant into place from there. This does make for more recovery time and more pain due to the spreading and separating of muscles and fat from the skin, but your breasts will not have any scars at all.
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