The size and the form of a breast after mammaplasty depend on the choice of breast implants. According to their quality properties the endoprostheses are classified into gel, saline, single-chamber, dual-chamber, round-shaped, anatomic, textured, smooth, high-profile and low-profile implants.

For a new person it is easy to get lost among these characteristics, that is why we will try to give a simple and comprehensive classification of implants that are now used in breast augmentation.

So, all the endoprostheses of the mammary gland (breast implants) present hermetic sacks made of thin cover filled with a special composition that by feeling shall resemble a natural woman’s breast.

All these sacks (implants) have a silicone cover. That is so-called silicone rubber, a thin silicone elastoplastic that has been recognized for today as the optimal material for all breast endoprostheses.
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The first step in breast augmentation implants is to choose between the so-called cilicone and saline prostheses. As it was already mentioned in the section Types of Breast Implants, the main alternative to silicone filling is physilological solution (0.9% solution of salt in water).

Implants filled with physical solution are called saline. In distinction from silicone ones, they are produced with no filling or hermiticity but empty and with a hole in the cover.

The surgeon places the empty cover of the implant in the breast and fills it through a tube right in the patient’s body. The breast becomes bigger in the doctor’s eyes, and when the necessary esthetic result is achieved the tube is removed, and the hole in the cover is sealed with a valve.

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Plastic surgery today knows only one way of safe and predictable breast augmentation – that is placing artificial implants inside the breast. These implants in their composition resemble natural tissue of mamma. So, speaking the language of plastic surgeons, the topic of this section is endoprosthesis of breasts. “Endo” stands for “inside”, “prosthesis” means artificial organ, implant.

Cost of the operation for breasts endoprosthesis is formed by the work of a surgeon and the price of breast implants. Nowadays breast implants cost between 300 and 2000 conventional units per pair, where the difference in price is not conditioned by difference in reliability or esthetic results. The pricing policy is a matter of choice of manufacturers. Companies with stable long-lasting positions in the market, such as McGhan, can afford the highest prices. Less popular brands – Silimed, Eurosilicone, etc. – will offer lower prices.  Read More…

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The most frequent risk is capsular fibrosis, the thickening and hardening of the connective tissue around the implant. This can be very painful. It occurs when there is stray blood in the implant cavity. This can cause exaggerated scarring. If the cavity is thoroughly rinsed with a saline solution, capsular fibrosis is unlikely. Other risks are stretch lines and circulatory difficulties. Furthermore, oversized implants in a subglandular position can have a visible outline. In the breasts of very thin women inlays filled with saline can crease the skin. With all implants there is a risk of asymmetry. In most cases, the only solution is to re-operate.

Comment by John Di Saia, MD, a board certified plastic surgeon:

“This image shows the result of a mid-sized implant placed in the Subglandular position. The young lady presented to my office one year after her first breast augmentation operation using saline implants (by another surgeon). As she was displeased following the surgery, she went back to the original surgeon four months following the surgery. He responded by making the implants even larger and leaving them “Over The Muscle.” Let us analyze the aesthetic problems here:

The implant’s margins are very visible here especially toward the cleavage.

Even though the patient is only one year from surgery, the breast “mound” has already descended objectionably leaving the nipple and areola positioned “too high” on the mound. This is far more commonly seen in subglandular implants as the Pectoralis major muscle (in the Submuscular case) supports the implants to an extent retarding extreme descent.

The cleavage is poorly-developed even though the patient is displeased that the implants are too large. Usually larger implants develop the cleavage better.

The old implants were removed from the subglandular pockets and replaced with smaller saline implants, which were placed beneath the Pectoralis major muscles. A modified breast lift was performed to reposition the nipple and areola correctly on the new breast mound. The patient’s breast look more natural and the cleavage is better developed. This was a fair bit of work leaving the patient looking almost as nicely as she would have if a submuscluar placement had been performed at the first operation.”

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In the new issue of Us Weekly, actress Tara Reid reveals that she underwent reconstructive surgery on September 6, 2006, to repair the damage done by a 2004 joint implant-liposuction procedure.

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