Breast Implants Are Prostheses Used To Alter The Size, Shape, And Contour Of A Person's Breast
Breast Implants |
A Breast Implant is a prosthetic substance used to enlarge the
breasts of a person. Usually, breast augmentation or reconstruction treatments
employ these implants. With over 300,000 breast augmentation procedures carried
out annually in the United States, breast implant surgery is currently the most
prevalent cosmetic procedure.
Medical devices called breast implants are used to:
·
enlarge the breasts (breast augmentation)
·
modify or improve breast asymmetry or appearance
·
after a surgical procedure, such as a
mastectomy, reconstruct the breasts
·
replacement of current implants
There are various implant types
of Breast
Implants.
You should discuss the following
with your doctor or surgeon:
·
which implant kind is ideal for you
·
If you have implants but are unsure about their
type
·
Silicone is used for the outer shell of breast
implants. These shells might either have a smooth surface or one that is
textured. Implants that are textured might have a surface that is either barely
textured (micro-textured) or heavily textured (macro-textured).
Saline solution (sterile salt
water) or silicone gel can be used to fill breast implants. Saline implants and
silicone Breast Implants are the two
main types of breast implants available today. Other fillers, such as soy oil,
were used in implants in the past, but this type of implant has already been
phased out.
Breast Implants known as saline implants are constructed of
silicone and filled with a particular saline solution. Saline Implants have the significant benefit of requiring a far
smaller incision for insertion than pre-filled silicone implants. The solution
is then injected into the pockets that have been formed in the breasts,
followed by the placement of the implants. Saline implants also have the
benefit of generally being safer in the event of a leak. Saline breast
implants, on the other hand, have a tendency to cause more cosmetic problems
than silicone implants, specifically, wrinkling and irregularities of the skin
over the breast. Saline implants also have a tendency to be more noticeable and
palpable than their silicone counterparts, particularly in women with small
breasts.
On the other hand, Silicone Implants are breast implants
that have a silicone shell and gel inside. The key benefit of these implants
over saline implants is that they feel and look more natural. Due to an
increase in complaints of silicone gel leaking, the FDA once placed
restrictions on the use of silicone implants in medicine. However, this issue
has already been reduced thanks to newer generation silicone implants. Today's
silicone Breast Implants are known
to have minimal risks of implant shell rupture and capsule contracture.
Silicone breast implants are currently thought to be both safe and technically
simple to implant.
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