Breast Augmentation: Silicone

Breast augmentation is now an approved method, after a fourteen year ban from the market. In previous years they were thought to leak substance into the body causing susceptibility to several diseases including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissues disease, and cancers. After years of research based on extensive data, they have been deemed safe for use in both augmentations and reconstructive surgeries. It is now widely accepted that these implants are not related to the aforementioned health risks.

Although implants are most widely known for primary breast augmentation to increase the breast size for cosmetic reason, the procedure is also used for corrective symmetry, revision reconstruction due to mistakes or dissatisfactions with previous procedures, or for reconstructions due to mastectomies.

These types of inserts are made have a silicone shell and are likewise filled with silicone substance, and because of the likeness to natural bodily materials, this option is much preferred by some women to implants made of saline. The aesthetic benefits of using the former in addition to a more natural look and feel are that the substance results in a more desirable full cleavage. Some women have even claimed a faint sloshing sound can be heard during movement of saline implants, and therefore they prefer the silicone option even though it is more expensive.

A good way to be sure of the size you wish to become is to use the sizer bras that may be available at your plastic surgeons office. Wear several different sizes throughout several different activities to get a good idea of what size of breast fit best into your lifestyle. It is advisable to follow your doctor’s advice when it comes to size suggestions based on your body types, body weight, and body frame. Remember that even though it is your body that your doctor has done numerous operations and knows which decisions have given satisfactory results and which decisions were erroneous for prior clients.

The disadvantages to choosing this substance are first and foremost the additional cost. Remember thought that you are making a lifelong decision and what may seem like an extreme additional expense initially, over the course of a lifetime, for the result and satisfaction, the cost is not that severe. The size choice is also permanent; it cannot be adjusted post operation unlike some saline operations can. All types of materials used for breast augmentation run the risk of leaking.