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Plastic surgeons used to say that saline implants last "about 10 years" but there is no science to that. They deflate at about 1 percent per year and many patients get them "changed" out around this time. I have seen saline implants still holding up at 15 years without a problem. I also have removed many old silicone gel implants that are 20 to 30 years old. Based on this anecdotal informtation, we as plastic surgeons mostly feel that silicone gel implants that we are now using will last at least as long as the old ones we often see for removal and replacement. I hope this helps!
I would say that I don't know of any study conclusively determining which "lasts" longer. Rupture rates are about 1% per year but with the new generation of silicone implants, it's more likely that a silicone implant rupture would go unnoticed and thus effectively last longer. I don't know that having a silent rupture really qualifies as "lasting" however. I hope this helps.Best,
Great and tough question to answer. There are so many generations of both types of implants out there. I would say they last the same and the idea of one breaking earlier is not something we really think about
Saline and silicone have similar shells and the leak rates are comparable. Textured implants tend to leak at higher rates than smooth ones. Leak rates also vary by manufacturers.
Silicone breast implants are generally thought to last longer. The reason for this is that, if there is a break in the shell of a saline breast implant, all the saline leaks out and the breast becomes smaller. You, therefore, know about the leak. If there is a tear in a silicone breast implant, nothing happens frequently and the tear may never be found. (There is good data that there are many people walking around with a ruptured silicone Implant without symptoms.) All the data we have, however, is based on the older implants. The new generation of both saline and silicone implants should last even longer. This should be for quite some time considering that a large number of implants from the 1960's and 1970's are still doing well.
Absolutely NOT! The government recommends that it be done but it is not a mandate and you can choose whether you wish to follow that outdated recommendation. If you have soft, unchanged breasts and are without concerns, MRI's are never recommended in my practice. To the best of our knowledge,...
I am not sure why patients get hung up wanting only a certain number of cc's. The difference in the size you want and the size that your PS chose is 1\2 shot of nyquil. I would go with your PS - who measured you in person.
Far more important than the technique is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than another. See the below link on some suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for a...
