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Saline or Silicone Implants For Someone With Allergies/Sensitivities?

asked 8 months ago by Transformingmyself
Latest answer by Remus Repta, MD
Question viewed 232 times
Tags: weight loss, allergy, comparison, detox, TUBA

Augment next month. I have trouble with allergies to metals and artificial foods upset my stomach. But after loosing ALOT of weight (100+), I need an augmentation just to live a normal life. Would Saline or Silicone have a lower rate of CC/allergic reactions? Also, I am 175 lbs, is 550-600 cc's too much for my first augmenation-my doc says they would by ok for my size? Also, above or below the muscle? I am having a TUBA insert.Can I do anything to increase success? Like a detox or natural foods?

12 answers to Saline or Silicone Implants For Someone With Allergies/Sensitivities?

Choose the options that will give you the highest rate of success

Hello, There are a few issues to consider based on what you have mentioned. The first is to remember that a breast augmentation is meant to increase volume and a breast lift is meant to reshape the breast. Most women who have lost a substantial amount of weight need both and using a larger implant than desired to make up for both is a bad idea. Second, unless your plastic surgeon is planning on making some type of large incision on your abdomen, a TUBA is designed to... more

Remus Repta, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

www.aaaplasticsurgery.com

Saline, silicone, implants, tuba and allergies

First of all ,, you need to use a saline implant for a tuba,, it can go over or under the muscle. the shell is always made from silicone and there is no known study about implants and allergies

Jed H. Horowitz, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Questions about upcoming BA

1. It is very unlikely that you would be allergic to either implant. 2. How on earth is your surgeon possibly going to get a full-size 500+ cc gel implant inserted via the transumbilical (TUBA) method? That doesn't make any sense. Saline yes, silicone no. 3. You have a lot of questions. I would recommend returning to your surgeon for a second consult. Make sure you really understand the pros and cons of the various methods, and how to... more

Thomas Fiala, MD
Altamonte Springs Plastic Surgeon

www.plasticsurgeryinflorida.com

Saline or Silicone TUBA implant after weight loss

There are a lot of issues you ne to consider, maybe recosider, before you surgery, Saline versus Silicone, probably being the least important in terms of the body's reaction to the implant. Patients who have lost a lot of weight (congratulations BTW) usually have very loose breast skin and most often need a breast lift along with the augmentation, This cannot be accomplished with a TUBA insertion. You need to seek some more opinions from board certified plastic surgeons befor you rush... more

Johan E. Brahme, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Why not to have a TUBA or saline implants

First of all TUBA procedure does not yield excellent results in general. there is very little precision/ control of the procedure, the plane of the implant is a bit of guess work and only saline implants can be placed. I almmost never perform TUBA for these reasons. I almost never use Saline implants because they will never be soft or natural looking. The shell of both Silicone and Saline implants are made of silicone so reactions to silicone is no more or less of a... more

Rian Maercks, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Saline or silicone implants

If you are having a TUBA, then only saline can be placed in that technique. But, I know of no problems with allergies with either implant.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants after massive weight loss

Without photos or a face to face examination there is no way to answer all of your questions. I have never heard of cross reactivity between metal allergies, food sensitivities and breast implants. There are however other important issues in that if you lost 100+ pounds you undoubtedly have sagging breasts with extra skin. If you need a breast lift but instead try to fill the breast with a very large implant you are asking for trouble even if you place it under the muscle. You would be... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Question about allergies and breast implants

Your question is regarding allergies and possible allergic reactions / capsular contracture to certain types of breast implants. However, if you have chosen the TUBA route (through the belly buton), then you have already chosen saline implants. This insertion route cannot guarantee the exact positioning of the implant (submuscular versus subglandular) that other techniques can. Especially with your weight loss history this may not be the best choice, of course photos... more

Sean A. Simon, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants with allergy

Neither the silicone or the saline implant will induce any allergic response and you are safe with both. As far as capsular contracture is concerned, saline implants have a slightly lower rate. The TUBA thing confuses me as it seems unlikely a large silicone implant will pass upward through your belly button, and with this approach under the muscle is hardly a sure thing. Perhaps a second opinion will help you sort things out. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

Saline or Silicone Implants For Someone With Allergies/Sensitivities?

You need more in person time with a few boarded surgeons since you have SO many concerns and need better understanding of the options. From your very limited statement, my guess is saline under muscle at a 500 cc size vis infra or circum approach. But you need more understanding before having the operation, PLEASE seek in person time with a boarded surgeon in your area.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Saline or Silicone breast implants?

Thank you for the question. The use of saline versus silicone gel implants depends on many factors; allergies to “metals and artificial foods” are not one of these factors. Some general words of advice regarding breast augmentation may be helpful… The more breast surgery I do the more I realize that there is no correlation between the size or model (profile) of implant used and resulting cup size. This may have to do with several... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Saline or Gel?

First of all, if you are going to have a TUBA, you can only have sline implants. Period. The gel implants will not fit thru that small openning. Second, I am not aware of any cross reaction with the implants and true allergies or hypersensitivity reaciotns. Finally, 550-600 cc is a big implant. Especially if you have lost a lot of weight your tisuues may not support it and then your implant may bottom out. It all depends on your build, which I can't see. Good luck.