Saline Breast Implants
St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Florida
Breast implant type is one of the most important choices you will make for your breast augmentation procedure. Implant type is one of the features having a direct impact on the final result. Saline breast implants have several advantages making them the implant of choice for many patients.
The only way to determine the right breast implant for you is to have a discussion with board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Ankit Desai, at the Desai Center of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery in Jacksonville, Florida.
Advantages of Saline Breast Implants
Saline implants are preferred by many women based on the many advantages; however, these breast implants have a couple disadvantages as well, including rippling and a less natural look and feel.
Saline breast implants may be chosen for one of the following advantages:
- FDA-approved for women 18 and older
- Filled to customized volumes
- Require a smaller incision
- Generally cost less than silicone implants
- Visibility of ruptures
Unlike silicone breast implants – which come pre-filled from the manufacturer – saline breast implants are empty when placed in your breast. Attached to the implant is a valve, through which saline fluid is fed to reach an exact and customized volume. Because saline implants are inserted while deflated, these implants require a relatively small incision, which becomes a relatively small scar.
Saline is sterile saltwater. In the past, saline implants have been criticized for causing breasts to feel hard and unnatural. Although saline does not have the capacity to feel as close to human fat as silicone gel does, techniques such as placing the implant behind the muscle have led to more natural-feeling saline implants.
Breast implants do not necessarily rupture, but they do become more prone to rupturing as they age. When a saline implant breaks, the fluid is harmlessly absorbed into and passed through your body. An advantage to saline breast implants is that ruptures are easily detected: Your breast will begin to look flat and deflated as the implant leaks, so you can easily know that it is time to make an appointment with Dr. Desai.
Choosing the Right Breast Implant
You can gain a better understanding of breast implant types during a consultation with Dr. Desai. In addition to choosing saline or silicone, you will also choose:
- Breast implant size
- Breast implant placement
- Smooth or textured surface
- Round or anatomical shape
- Breast Implant projection
All of these factors, as well as how these factors will change the final result, will be explained by our cosmetic surgery team. We are committed to providing you with all the information necessary for you to make informed choices about your breast augmentation.
To learn more about choosing breast implants for breast augmentation in Jacksonville, Florida, please contact board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Ankit Desai to schedule a consultation at the Desai Center of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Desai Center of Plastic & Recontructive Surgery
14540 Old St. Augustine Road Suite 2391 | Jacksonville, Florida 32258
(904)262-DESAI (3372)
(877) 907-3067
