Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures done today. If you are considering this surgery, you probably already know that it can make you look and feel more confident about your appearance. However, you may be wondering how your body will feel afterward, and whether the sensations in your breasts and nipple […]
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Breast implants, saline or silicone, are foreign bodies, which in general are inert and after the initial healing phase, unreactive to the human body. The body does recognize breast implants as foreign when they are placed during a breast augmentation, and it does form a thin capsule around the implant. This thin capsule protects the
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Saline Breast Implants are not filled to a “pounds per square inch (PSI)” like a football. They are filled to a specified volume based on the size and width of the breast implant shell, and do not have a propensity to “pop” like a balloon. Saline Breast Implants have about a 1% per year deflation
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Breast augmentation surgery with breast implants has been one of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed over the last 30 years. Breast implants don’t last forever though recent advances in breast implant technology with highly cohesive silicone gel (gummy bear breast implants) may help to reduce long term complications. As the saline breast
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Gummy bear breast implants are fifth generation silicone filled breast implants. Another term used for them is highly cohesive gel silicone breast implants. They are relatively new to the breast implant market, and have been rigorously tested in the United States and used in Europe for many years. The term “Gummy Bear” breast implant is catchy
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Breast asymmetry is normal in the majority, if not all women. In the women who present for breast enhancement, breast asymmetry should be identified pre-operatively and discussed, but in most cases no correction is warranted. Breast asymmetry does move along a continuum of mild, moderate and severe, and it may vary in size and shape
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In breast augmentation women over the age of 22 do have a choice of breast implant types: saline or silicone. In the advent of cohesive gel silicone breast implants, or “gummy bear” breast implants, women have more choices than ever for silicone breast implants. Women are choosing silicone breast implants more frequently over saline breast
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In the United States, each woman over the age of 22 can make the decision on what type of breast implant they would like used in their primary breast enhancement or breast augmentation surgery. The difference between the two types of implants is what they are filled with, as the shells around the implants are
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The nipple is a duct filled structure which connects the glandular tissue of the breast to the skin. It is a very sensitive and active structure to allow for a mother to nurse her baby as well as a sensual organ with many nerve endings. Unfortunately, the nipple can be source of functional and cosmetic
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Breast augmentation and breast enhancement are some of the most common cosmetic procedures performed in the country. Breast implants, both silicone, and saline can be placed over and under the chest muscle through multiple incisions. Breast augmentation appears to be relatively straightforward and in most instances is; though breast implants can lead to long term
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