Age Minimum Difference For Saline Vs. Silicone Breast Implants?
Why is the age minimum different for augmentation patients for saline-filled and silicone gel-filled breast implants?
The FDA approved saline-filled breast implants for augmentation in women ages 18 and older.
The FDA approved silicone gel-filled implants for women ages 22 and older.
The age restrictions are different because the risks are different for the two products. For example, silicone gel-filled implants will require frequent MRI monitoring to detect silent rupture (a rupture that can go undetected by you or your doctor). There is no risk of silent rupture for saline-filled implants. In addition, the health consequences of a ruptured saline-filled breast implant are different from those of a ruptured silicone gel-filled breast implant.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Saline or Silicone? Round or Anatomic?
Which Implant is Best For You?
There is no perfect way to determine on your own whether Saline or Silicone, Round or Anatomic, or Smooth or Textured implants are best for you, nor can you determine on your own the best incision for your particular case. These decisions can only be made between you and your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. That's why it's important to schedule your confidential, personalized consultation with your breast implants surgeon.
To find a surgeon, either visit our Plastic Surgeon Locator or Ask a Breast Augmentation Expert your questions and a surgeon will contact you directly.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Breast Augmentation - Augmentation Mammoplasty
Breast augmentation is the name of the surgical procedure performed in order to enhance or enlarge a woman's breasts with the use of breast implants. It is also commonly referred to as Breast Implants Surgery and can be performed using saline or silicone breast implants, depending on the patients' desired look and feel.
Who Is An Ideal Candidate for Breast Augmentation Surgery?
There are many reasons why women consider breast augmentation surgery, ranging from the desire to have larger, more shapely breasts, to recovering breast shape and volume lost due to childbirth and age, to breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Candidates for breast augmentation are women who desire to enhance their body contour to fit their body shape, type and proportions. Breast augmentation may help a women to feel more self-confident about her body image.
Breast augmentation can also correct slightly sagging breasts or breasts that have lost volume due to pregnancy. The goal of surgery usually is to create a natural, fuller breast rather than one that appears "over augmented". Women that have a breast asymmetry, congenital abnormalities or have undergone a previous mastectomy may also be good candidates for breast augmentation, but may also require more specific procedures in conjunction with the breast augmentation surgery, such as the breast lift, breast reduction or breast implant re-visioning procedures.
Consult with your plastic surgeon to determine which procedure is right for you. If you don't have a breast implants surgeon, use the Surgeon Locator tool at Breast Implants USA to find a board certified breast implants surgeon in your area.
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Labels: Breast Augmentation, Breast Implants Surgeons, Breast Lift, breast reduction, saline breast implants, Silicone Breast Implants
