Basic saline breast implants have been around for more than fifty years, quietly doing a very nice job for women who want breast augmentation. Yet, all people talk about are “gummy bear” implants, teardrop implants, silicone cohesivity variants, yada, yada, yada. Poor saline breast implants often don’t even make it into the conversation. The question […]
What You Need to Know Although the thought of having a new bikini body is exciting, many patients planning to have breast augmentation surgery feel uncertainty around choosing breast implants. There’s an abundance of options available and it can be hard to make sense of what’s best for one’s body and lifestyle. Between plastic surgery websites, online […]
Size Matters When women come to me seeking breast implants, they often ask “How much larger should I go?” The size of the breast implants will be added to your existing breast size, so the question becomes: “What size implants do I add to the breast tissue I am starting with to give me the […]
A lot of patients ask which is the better implant: saline or silicone. The answer is…it depends. It depends on how much breast tissue you have. Silicone implants are the more popular type of implant, mostly because they look and feel more like breast tissue than do saline implants. However, this difference between silicone and saline […]