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Saline Implants
Breast Augmentation, Mammaplasty (Implants & Enlargement) how it can make you look and feel good
What's the difference between saline and silicone breast implants?
Saline and silicone breast implants both have an outer silicone shell. The implants differ in material and consistency, however.
Saline breast implants
Saline implants are filled with sterile salt water. They're inserted empty, and then filled once they're in place.
Saline breast implants are available to women 18 and older for breast augmentation and to women of any age for breast reconstruction.
Silicone breast implants
Silicone implants are pre-filled with silicone gel — a thick, sticky fluid that closely mimics the feel of human fat. Most women feel that silicone breast implants look and feel more like natural breast tissue.
Silicone breast implants are available to women 22 and older for breast augmentation and to women of any age for breast reconstruction.
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In 2017
300,378 women
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Saline Implants. Regain Control of your Body |
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Procedure
Breast Augmentation
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Breast Augmentation
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Difference between silicone and saline breast implants |
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- Realize that saline breast implants are filled entirely of saline. Saline is a mixture of salt and water placed inside a silicone shell at the time of surgery. A saline implant requires a small incision because the shell is inserted into the breast area and then filled with saline once inside.
- Understand that silicone breast implants are made with synthetic polymers. These polymers are thick and sticky, and placed in a silicone shell that closely resembles the feel of human fat. The incision for a silicone implant is larger than the incision for a saline implant because the silicone implant is filled before insertion into the body.
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Breast augmentation can be customized to address your unique cosmetic concerns, and patients can choose:
- Either saline or silicone implants
- The size and shape of the breast implants
- Location of breast implant placement
- Location of the breast augmentation incision
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Saline implants are the most popular
implant option in the United States. The watery sterile
saline solution used in breast implants is isotonic (has the
same salt concentration as the normal cells of the body and
the blood) and presents no health risk to the patient. |
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Saline and Silicone Breast Implants |
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What's the difference between saline and silicone breast implants?
Saline and silicone breast implants both have an outer silicone shell. The implants differ in material and consistency, however.
Saline-filled implants are silicone shells filled with sterile salt water (saline). Silicone-filled implants are silicone shells filled with a plastic gel (silicone). Although many women say that silicone implants feel more like real breasts than saline, they pose more of a risk if they leak. |
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Depending on the look
you wish to achieve and your unique physical
characteristics you and your doctor will choose from a
variety of implant styles, shapes, sizes and textures.
Some implants give the breast a more rounded appearance,
while others create a breast shaped like a teardrop.
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Saline implants
are the most popular implant option in the United
States. The watery sterile saline solution used in
breast implants is isotonic (has the same salt
concentration as the normal cells of the body and the
blood) and presents no health risk to the patient.
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In the Silverlake Virgil Surgical Center we accept the following payment: |
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Are patients outside of the Los Angeles area able to have a consultation and surgery on the
next day? We can help you with Travel Arrangement . (For more info click here)
Many of out of town patients have their initial physical exam and consultation immediately
prior to scheduled surgery. During this consultation, the doctors will discuss the surgery in
full detail.
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Overview of the Breast Augmentation Procedure and Recovery Period. |
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Anesthesia
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The surgery typically
takes 1 or 2 hours to perform. |
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This is an Outpatient
procedure requiring no hospital stay. |
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Any swelling improves in
3 to 10 days if the implant was placed above the
muscle. If the implant was placed under the
muscle, swelling may take 3 to 12 weeks to
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Most patients have no
bruising, and those that do experience
alleviation within a week. |
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Bandages are usually removed within 7 days. |
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Stitches are removed I 5
to 7 days, and some types of stitches may not
require removal. |
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The patient can return to
work in 3 to 7 days if the implant was placed
above the muscle. If the implant is placed below
the muscle, the recommended wait time is 7 to 10
days. If your job requires lifting of any sort,
you may want to wait 3 to 4 weeks before
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An exercise routine can
be resumed after 3 or 4 weeks. |
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| * The Information Presented On This Website Is Intended To Be Used For Informational Use Only; It Is Not Intended To Be A Substitute For Professional Advice. If You Are Planning On Having A Procedure Performed Or If There Is Anything You Don't Understand Or Have Questions About Your Procedure, Time, Price Variation Due Patient Comorbidity, Blood Work, Additional Cost for General Anesthesia, Post Surgery Recovery, Combination Of The Different Procedures. Please Consult Our Physician Who Will Be Happy During Your Free Consultation To Go Over In Details With All Your Questions.
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