Breast augmentation is one of the more common cosmetic surgery procedures performed today. It involves placement of saline or silicone prosthesis within the breast to enhance the size or shape of the breasts. It is performed safely in thousands of patients each year. Without complications, it provides an excellent way of increasing the size of breasts, improving their shape, and making different sized breasts more similar. It often allows more comfort and versatility in clothing selection and provides more self confidence for women.

There are basically two different types of implants used for breast augmentation. These are silicone and saline and they come in different shapes, profiles, and surface textures. None of them are perfect devices and each has its own particular advantages and disadvantages.

For a period of time, silicone implants were restricted for use as data was being gathered by the FDA, implant manufacturers, and various entities to assess their safety. After a very large and lengthy study, the FDA has ruled that silicone implants do not cause many of the health problems which were unfairly attributed to them and are safe enough for fairly unrestricted use. In particular, the rate of breast cancer and connective tissue disorders was no higher in patients with breast implants than what is found in the general population of women without implants.

When comparing silicone to saline, silicone implants feel more natural and have less visible rippling in a patient with thin skin or little breast tissue. In a person with thicker skin or more breast tissue, there is really minimal difference in appearance or how they feel.

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