Question:
What are the pros and cons of silicone implants versus saline implants?
Answer:
Nowadays the majority of women are requesting silicone implants because these have a much more natural feel compared to saline implants. Both implants will have the same look and the same volume when placed in a breast augmentation but the main difference again is how they feel. The silicone implants today are called cohesive gels; they are also known as gummy bear implants, which mean that if the implant shell is ruptured or if the implant is actually cut in half, the gel will not leak anywhere. The saline implant is still a very safe device but if the shell were to rupture for some reason, the sterile saline fluid would leak out and the breast would go flat. This does not happen with a silicone implant.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.