silicone breast implants

silicone breast implants

saline breast implants

saline breast implants

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Silicone gel breast implants have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel.

Saline breast implants have a silicone elastomer shell filled with sterile saline liquid.

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Controversy developed in the 1980s and 1990s around claims that the silicone gel in breast implants was responsible for a number of systemic health problems, including autoimmune diseases and cancer.

When controversy surrounded the silicone gel breast implant, the saline breast implant became the breast implant of choice.

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In 2006 both Health Canada and the US FDA adopted positions similar to other countries in permitting the use of silicone implants for cosmetic breast augmentation in their respective countries.

When silicone gel breast implants became legal again, the use of saline implants decreased dramatically.

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Silicone gel breast implants are preferred in their shape and feel.

Saline implants are less desirable due to their fluidity and decreased defiance of gravity.

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