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Advantages and Disadvantages
An advantage of saline breast implants is that, if ruptured, the saline (salt solution) is dissolved by the body. A disadvantage is that saline implants are more likely to show ripples in the implant or the implant itself may appear less natural in small-breasted or reconstructive patients. This is especially important for very thin women who have little breast tissue to cover the implant, or for women who have a breast injury or need breast reconstruction. The small ripples in the implant may be more likely to show through the skin in these women.
The Silicone Option
Silicone implants provide another choice
for breast implant patients. New Silicone
gel-filled implants may provide a more
natural feel in the various implant
placement positions:
The final analysis of studies attempting to link silicone to connective tissue diseases and certain autoimmune diseases, is that they have failed to show any connection. There have been other studies to show that silicone implants are safe, and the FDA has approved them for breast augmentation.
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