There are many types of implants that clients can choose from. The best thing to do is discuss all of the implant types with the surgeon you choose as your body type and goals will play a role in the size and type of implants you decide to choose. View our surgeon center for specialist listings and a guide to choosing a breast augmentation surgeon. Below are some breast implant types that you should discuss with your specialists.
Saline Implants - These are the most frequently used implants by women in the US. Saline implants vary in shell surface, thickness, shape, and in other ways. Most are single lumen and filled at the time of the breast augmentation.
Silicone Implants - This type is the second most use implant type. Silicon is a naturally occurring element found in sand, quartz, and rock. When silicon is mixed with oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon, it becomes silicone. It is also found in facial implants, artificial joints, drainage systems, and other implants.
Plant Oil-filled implants - This type of implant has developed from the concern over safety issues relating to silicone implants. These implants are filled with a natural vegetable oil that offers increased safety for women. Plant oil implants are available in Europe but are still undergoing clinical trials in the US. Trilucent, the name of this type of implant, contains triglyceride which is an oil that has been used for 40 years as a nutrient in intravenous feeding and as a drug carrier in injections.
Periareolar Incision Type – This is the most concealed type but is associated with a higher likelihood of inability to successfully breast feed.
Inframammary Incision Type – This incision is less concealed than the nipple and associated with less difficulty than the periareolar incision site when breast-feeding.
Axillary Inscision Type – This incision is less concealed than the periareolar and associated with less difficulty than the periareolar incision site when breast feeding.
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