Saline Breast Implants

Video Transcript

"In this clip, we'll talk about the saline type implant. Which, is also called salt water implants. Now these are quite common, quite commonly used. And, it?s a very good option besides the silicone breast implants. The saline implant, the difference is that the saline implant comes collapsed as you see here. And, there's a valve which is a self sealing valve. Which, is filled up at the time of surgery with the saline. One of the advantages of saline implants is that the implant can be placed through a very small incision. And, therefore the scar on the person's breast can be smaller possibly than when using a silicone implant which is pre-filled. And, therefore you need a larger incision to place it. So, that's one of the advantages of saline. One of the disadvantages of saline is that the saline does not have the same type of squishy soft or a natural feel as the silicone. It also might have a slightly heavier feel. And, there may be some degree of sloshing and rippling that can happen from the saline. Nonetheless, saline implants are very commonly used. I do use them a lot in my practice. And, I give each patient the choice to decide which type of implant she wants having had the discussion of the full advantages and the disadvantages. There are other considerations, such as where the implant is placed. One of the considerations is, if that you place the implant behind the chest wall muscle there's less likelihood that you will be able to detect feel or sense the implants anyway. So, that is also one of my preferences to place the implant behind the chest wall muscle."