It is very common for a woman to feel that her breasts are too small. Breast augmentation surgery, in which ‘Breast implants’ are used, is the optimal way for enhancing the breasts. A breast implant is a soft shell or a rubber sac that is filled with silicone gel or saline (salt-water). The feel of the implant is very natural and close to the feel of the normal breast tissue. They are available in several different sizes to accommodate different patient's needs and surgeon's preference. The surface texture of the implant can be smooth or contoured. The premier healthcare company of India, Indicure provides the option of both types of implants to patients opting for breast augmentation surgery.

The various advantages and disadvantages of the silicon and saline implants are as follows:

Advantages and Disadvantages of cohesive silicone gel implants

•  They have a very natural consistency when touched
• provide a more natural feel
• Cohesive means that it tends to remain whole. This means that, even if the shell were to rupture, its content would not spill out. It would remain whole without any divisions. In the past, its content used to leak through the micro pores of the shell and caused capsular contractures. Nowadays, these leakages have been almost completely reduced thanks to the cohesive properties of the content and to the new shells made of several superimposed layers.
• They do not lose their volume as time goes by.
• They do not make 'liquid' sounds during physical activities.

Advantages and Disadvantages of saline breast implants

• If they rupture, the content of these implants is assimilated by the body and eliminated in a completely natural way. They lose their volume in a matter of hours and, since this change in volume can be seen immediately, they can be replaced as soon as you notice it.
• If the liquid inside leaks out, it will not produce capsular contracture, the content is metabolized and eliminated naturally by the body. Nowadays, these leakages have been almost completely reduced thanks to the new shells made of several superimposed layers.
• Saline implants are more likely to show ripples in the implant or the implant itself may appear less natural in small-breasted or reconstructive patients. This is especially important for very thin women who have little breast tissue to cover the implant, or for women who have a breast injury or need breast reconstruction. The small ripples in the implant may be more likely to show through the skin in these women.

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