Considering Breast Augmentation? Read this first.
Breast augmentation is nothing new. Women have been getting breast augmentations since 1890. Since then, surgeons have tried everything from paraffin, to fatty tissue, to silicone injections, to polyvinyl sponges. Of course, they caused many issues with infections and lopsided and/or lumpy breasts. Since then, silicone, saline, and soybean oil implants have all been developed.
With that history, how is a woman to know which type of implant to choose? The only options for implants used in the United States are silicone and saline. The silicone implant used to be made using oily silicone and had a pretty bad reputation for leakage and infection. Because of this, the silicone implant is now made using a silicone gel which is less likely to leak. Despite the reputation, the silicone implant is still requested because it looks and feels more like the natural breast.
If you decide that you are not willing to take the risk associated with the silicone implant, you can always request the saline. The saline solution (salt water) is injected into the implant during the procedure and can be round or tear-drop shaped. The good thing about the saline implant is that if it punctures, your body will absorb the salt water, so you won’t have to worry about infection. However, the saline implant is less natural-looking and likens the appearance to that of a water balloon.
No matter what type of implant you choose, the decision to get a breast augmentation needs to be yours and only yours. There are quite a few reasons why women would get breast augmentation. Of course, many women just want larger breasts, some are recovering from breast cancer, some suffer from lopsided breasts and difficulty having shirts fit properly, and some others are just moms who want to return to their pre-pregnancy body.
I’m sure you are really excited about getting your breast augmentation surgery. It will increase your self-esteem and self-confidence, make your body more proportional, even out lopsided breasts, and help your clothes fit better. It is important you keep in mind that there are risks associated with this procedure. The implant can interfere with breast cancer detection procedures, change nipple sensitivity, or may cause hardening of tissue surrounding the breast, chest wall deformity, skin wrinkling and rippling, among other things.
It is important to consider all of the pros and cons and the types of implant before undergoing this procedure. More breast augmentation information.
