Durability of breast implants.
I haven't consulted any surgeons yet for my plastics but I am considering having breast implants placed because after the weight loss, my boobs look sadly deflated. Anyhow, I train in Krav Maga, an Israeli hand to hand combat/defense system and sometimes it involves getting hit in the chest. So as I was thinking about plastics today, I was wondering how durable are saline implants? Would it be better if I went with Silicone instead? And I want to know if there is any truth to the having to get an MRI every couple years after having silicone implants placed. My preference is to have my implants placed beneath the muscle but I'm sure I will have to discuss that with the doc.
Hi there! Had my consultation and scheduled my BA for June 1st! I am going with saline for health and safety reasons. The MRI thing IS true with silicone. The FDA recommends getting and MRI every 3 years to monitor for leaks in the implant which could otherwise go undetected. The newer saline implants that are on the market are more cohesive and stays together if ruptured so it is hard to detect a leak, however if a leak does occur with silicone, scar tissue tends to form around the leaking area and that could cause changes in the breast shape. It also makes it much harder to remove the silicone implant if need be. For these reasons among others I chose to go with saline. If the saline implant leaks or ruptures, the fluid slowly absorbs harmlessly into the body within a few days. This unfortunately means that you need to have the implant replaced, but all implants (saline and silicone) come with a lifetime warranty. Hope this helps! Good luck with your researching and consultations!
I agree! The doc told me the pros and cons of both and although I originally preferred silicone, even knowing about the MRI's, I changed my mind and went with saline. He kinda freaked me out when he told me if the silicone needed to be removed and my breast tissue had formed scar tissue around it or if the silicone had leaked out that some of the breast tissue would need to be removed as well to make sure that all of the material was removed safely. I was like "oh my lordy"... kinda scared me! Plus when you think about it all the unnecessary radiation that you expose yourself to with the MRI's, its not ideal.
I had breast implants done in November of 2008 after researching them for years. I actually had to wait a couple of years for the silicone to become FDA approved in the USA. Before that, I considered going to Brazil or Europe. There was no way I wanted saline. Saline is much, much more firm. It is almost always more unnatural looking. Even looking at the implants on a table, the silicone falls down. It has give. Saline stands upright. Saline feels like a ball, filled to capacity. Silicone feels like firm breast tissue.
I have a number of friends with saline implants. Most of them have had theirs for over 10 years and they're still considered hard. All of them want them to be replaced with silicone.
If you have a lot of breast tissue already, saline might not be that bad because it will all be covered. I was a B cup. Not much there. I can tell you that as soon as three weeks after my implants were done, no one could tell they were fake. I've lost count of how many people have assumed my breasts are real. There is no way that saline would look as good as the silicone does. As an attorney, I can't walk around looking like Pam Anderson. I'd rather have no boobs than horribly fake looking ones. That being said, the skill of your surgeon is extremely important. You need to choose someone whose patient photos impress you.
My surgeon is considered a breast expert. He does amazing work and is extremely credible. He doesn't believe that the MRI recommendation is necessary. He said that if I wanted to, I could get one at 5 years, otherwise 7-10 years would be fine. He also stated there would be no reason to get them replaced (some doctors believe in automatically replacing implants every 12 years) unless they had issues.
I've watched a surgeon slam the silicone implant against a wall so that I could see how strong it was. If I had to make an assumption, I'd think the silicone cohesive gel would be stronger than the saline, but that is something you'd need to ask your surgeon.
Lastly, you need to follow the advice of your surgeon. Don't choose a surgeon unless you plan on following his/her advice. I visited 3 surgeons before I chose mine. Couldn't be happier.
I have a number of friends with saline implants. Most of them have had theirs for over 10 years and they're still considered hard. All of them want them to be replaced with silicone.
If you have a lot of breast tissue already, saline might not be that bad because it will all be covered. I was a B cup. Not much there. I can tell you that as soon as three weeks after my implants were done, no one could tell they were fake. I've lost count of how many people have assumed my breasts are real. There is no way that saline would look as good as the silicone does. As an attorney, I can't walk around looking like Pam Anderson. I'd rather have no boobs than horribly fake looking ones. That being said, the skill of your surgeon is extremely important. You need to choose someone whose patient photos impress you.
My surgeon is considered a breast expert. He does amazing work and is extremely credible. He doesn't believe that the MRI recommendation is necessary. He said that if I wanted to, I could get one at 5 years, otherwise 7-10 years would be fine. He also stated there would be no reason to get them replaced (some doctors believe in automatically replacing implants every 12 years) unless they had issues.
I've watched a surgeon slam the silicone implant against a wall so that I could see how strong it was. If I had to make an assumption, I'd think the silicone cohesive gel would be stronger than the saline, but that is something you'd need to ask your surgeon.
Lastly, you need to follow the advice of your surgeon. Don't choose a surgeon unless you plan on following his/her advice. I visited 3 surgeons before I chose mine. Couldn't be happier.
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