| When it comes to breast implants, there is a great deal | | | | removing the implant. |
| to consider. It may seem overwhelming, at first - but | | | | Your plastic surgeon most likely will have a preference, |
| really it is a simple matter of understanding what's | | | | and you should pay attention to the reasons why. But |
| available and which of the many choices is most | | | | ultimately, which type of implant to choose is your own |
| suited to your body and to your lifestyle. | | | | choice - so you should take the time before planning |
| Should the implants be saline or silicone? Should they | | | | your surgery to experiment with both types. You can't |
| be round or anatomically shaped? Is one size up | | | | experiment with the actual implants, of course, but you |
| enough? Is three sizes up too many? How will you | | | | can take advantage of a pre-surgery planner system |
| look, after the surgery? How will you feel? Will there | | | | that allows you to wear implant simulations to see how |
| be scars? If so, where will they be? | | | | you will look with your new figure. |
| While there was a silicone "scare" some 20 years ago, | | | | Will the simulations give you the exact look and feel of |
| today's silicone implants are perfectly safe and have | | | | the "new you" after surgery? No - but they come |
| the full approval of the FDA. In both saline and silicone | | | | very close. |
| implants, the outer cover of the implant sac is made of | | | | The last thing you want is to realize, after your breast |
| a solid form of silicone. The two types of implants | | | | augmentation, that you've chosen something too big ... |
| differ in the substance used to fill the implant sac. | | | | or the wrong shape ... or any other kind of similar nasty |
| Saline implants are filled with saline, a saltwater solution | | | | surprise. Taking advantage of a planning system |
| similar to that found in IV fluids. Silicone implants are | | | | before making up your mind about which kind of |
| filled with silicone gel, a substance made from silica, a | | | | implant to choose - and which size and shape, as well |
| common, semi-metallic substance. | | | | - is the best way to determine what's exactly right for |
| A silicone implant is better able to mimic the feel of a | | | | you. |
| natural breast, but its size can't be altered later without | | | | The more you know about breast implant surgery and |
| another surgical procedure to replace the entire | | | | its likely results before you undergo the procedure, the |
| implant. A saline implant is less able to mimic the feel of | | | | more satisfied and happier you'll be. Taking the time to |
| a natural breast, but if, at a later date, you want to | | | | "preview" the new you with a pre-surgery planning |
| change the size of the breast, the amount of saline in | | | | system is an excellent way to guarantee good results |
| the implant can be increased or decreased without | | | | (instead of disappointing surprises). |