If you're considering getting a breast augmentation (more commonly known as a "boob job"), there's a good chance that you probably assume that you're going to get saline implants. That's due to the fact that it's widely known that the silicone implants used in the past caused considerable medical risks to patients. However, silicone implants have been improved over time and are now making a comeback in plastic surgery offices. This doesn't necessarily mean that your doctor will recommend silicone over saline. But it does mean that you might have more choices to make than just cup size when you go to get your breast augmentation done.
Silicone implants got a lot of negative attention in the media in the 1990's. This caused the Food and Drug Administration to do a review of the product. It was determined that leakages in the implants had caused a significant amount of damage to the health of plastic surgery patients and were putting people at risk. As a result, silicone implants were taken off of the market. They were replaced with widespread use of saline implants.
Saline implants still tend to be preferred over silicone implants by most breast augmentation patients. This is due in part to the fact that they are less expensive. It is also probably due in large part to all of the negative attention that silicone implants received in the past. However, more women are starting to look at the improved silicone implant options because silicone tends to look and feel more natural than saline implants do.
Learn more about this issue from a recent article in the Albany Democrat-Herald.
Question of the Day: Did you know that silicone breast implants were still an option?
