Question:
I have an “A” cup and would like to have an implant. I am still deciding which type of implant to have. Which is implant is most popular now, the saline or the silicone? What is the main advantage and main disadvantage of each type of implant?
Answer:
The more popular implant today is the silicone implant. About 80% of patients in my practice come in requesting silicone implants. The main difference between the two is how they feel. The saline implant will be slightly more firm and more palpable. The silicone implant does have a much more soft and natural feel and that is the main difference between the two.
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.