Saline vs Silicone Breast Implants

The short story is that silicone implants, in my opinion, are preferred in almost all respects. They have durability and longevity and, compared with saline, are less likely to cause visible wrinkling and folding.  If a rupture occurs, then a silicone implant will not deflate like a saline implant would.  For this reason, silicone is my preferred choice.

 The benefits of silicone breast implants tip the scales in its favour with this plastic surgeon.

Why would anyone choose saline you may ask? Well despite all the advantages of silicone there are a couple of important advantages of saline.  Firstly it is a naturally occurring substance within the body so if there is a leak then it is reabsorbed by the body.  The second major thing to consider is that there is proven statistically lower rates of capsular contracture in saline implants.

This opinion piece was brought to you by Dr Damien Grinsell.

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