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Friday, April 30, 2010

Advantages of Saline For Breast Augmentation

On April 14, this space looked at the choices associated with breast augmentation. One of the choices is between saline or silicone gel implants. How do these implant types differ? What are their advantages and disadvantages? In this post, we will look at the advantages of saline implants. Please watch this site for more information.

Advantages of Saline Implants

1. Saline implants have a very simple substance inside them – saline solution. It is just salty water made to the same strength of saltiness found in the body. All body fluids have salt and when an injured hospital patient needs extra fluids for any reason, saline solution is administered through an intravenous line directly to the bloodstream. Since it matches the body’s saltiness, it can be used however the body needs it.

Saline solution is therefore a very safe element in breast augmentation, even if the implant leaks. The body will absorb the saline solution and be none the worse for it. Keep in mind that leaks are rare in any case.

2. If you were to be that rare case where a leak does occur and you had saline implants, the leak would be very obvious because the implant would reduce its size and you would see that change. Your breasts would look asymmetrical. You would not feel any pain or discomfort however. Dr. Rai could correct the situation by replacing that one implant.

3. When you are considering incision locations for your breast augmentation, you can add one more to the list if you also choose saline implants. That would be the TUBA (TransUmbilical Breast Augmentation) incision in the navel. Since saline implants come empty and are filled after placement, they can be positioned from the navel incision through use of an endoscope.

Dr. Rai would use a narrow flexible tube with two canals inside it: one for a fiberoptic light and the other for surgical instruments. He can see his work on the computer monitor and can move the folded implant to its proper position without creating any scars on the upper body.

4. After your breast augmentation, if you decide that you would like the implants to be a slightly different size, that can be done if you had saline implants. Since they are inserted empty and filled after placement, they can also be filled more or slightly emptied through the same little incision used for inserting and filling them.

Deciding to have breast augmentation is a major decision, since it is major surgery. It is advisable to think about all the pros and cons of each breast augmentation choice. Next post we will look at the advantages of silicone gel implants.

If you would like to schedule a free consultation with Dr. Rai and learn more about how breast augmentation could best be done for you, please contact our Dallas, Texas office today.

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