What do breast implants feel like?

Sort: Date | Helpful

12 answers to “What do breast implants feel like?”

A: Breast Augmentation Natural Feel

By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation with saline and silicone implants can feel very natural, but this all depends on the amount of breast tissue, type of implant, and the amount of capsular contracture.

A: Feel of breast implants

By Barry E. DiBernardo, MD - Montclair Plastic Surgeon

It depends upon the type of implant. Saline implants in general feel more firm while silicone gel implants are softer, probably closer to the feel of a real breast.

A: This depends on multiple factors

By David Rankin, MD - Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants can feel very natural, or can feel like a "bag of water". This depends on multiple factors. First of all, Silicone implants absolutely feel much more natural than Saline implants. This is a fact. Secondly, the larger a woman's breasts are to begin with, the less palpable the implant... more

A: Three things affecting Breast Implant feel

By Steven H. Williams, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Great question. The answer is, it depends. There are three things to consider when thinking about how implants feel. First - Where has the implant been placed. Typically, breast augmentation is done "below the muscle". This means that the implant is usually placed in a subpectoral plane.... more

A: Breast implants- feel

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

The more breast tissue you have the less you will feel the implant. Saline tend to be more palpable and can feel like water balloons if you are very thin, expecially at the lower border of the breast. Silicone gel filled implants tend to feel more like natural breasts as compared to the saline... more

A: Feel of breast implants varies from person to person.

By Sanjay Grover, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

The feel of a breast implant varies from person to person. Many factors come into play. Some factors include the amount of breast tissue a person already has to cover the implants, whether or not the implants will be on top of the muscle, entirely under the muscle, or partially under the... more

A: Breast Implants Can Look and Feel Natural

By Michael Law, MD - Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

Most surgeons agree that silicone gel breast implants, in general, tend to feel more natural than saline breast implants. However, the degree to which this difference is significant varies a great deal with regard to two issues: the amount of breast tissue that exists prior to augmentation, and the size of the... more

A: It's not the implant, it's how they are used

By Robin T.W. Yuan, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

If you are talking about implants sitting on the table, the saline imlpants feel like a water balloon and the silicone implants feel like cooked oatment. However how they feel in a breast depends on a number of things. If the implants are working the way they should, the saline implant will generally start out... more

A: Breast implants should feel like natural breasts.

By George J. Beraka, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

In the good results, breast implants feel like normal breasts. There can be two complications that can make breast implants feel less natural. About 5% of patients will develop capsular contracture which causes some firmness around the... more

A: Breast implants can feel very much like real breast...

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants can feel very much like real breast tissue. This is especially true of the new silicone gel implants. The saline implants also feel reasonably "real" but feel better in patients with more breast tissue and who are not too thin. The saline implants feel better if they are not too... more

More answers to What do breast implants feel like?
Atlanta - The feel of an implant
Palm Beach - Breast implants should feel natural