Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

Patent Issued For New Filler Material for Breast Implants

Dr Barry Eppley, Plastic Surgeon of Indianapolis, Patents a New Filler Material for Breast Implants for use in Breast Augmentation (Patent No. 6,187,044) Breast implants used for breast augmentation and breast reconstruction are currently filled with saline or variations in gel forms of silicone. Both saline and silicone filler materials for breast implants have Read More…

The Safety of Silicone Breast Implants

Safety of Silicone Breast Implants in Breast Augmentation Since silicone breast implants have become commercially available since late last year, the vast majority of breast augmentation patients now choose silicone over saline. While both saline and silicone breast implants can satisfactorily increase the size of the breast, the feel of silicone and its lack of Read More…

The Composition of Breast Implants

Anatomy of a Breast Implant While patients have a major choice between saline or silicone filler materials today in breast implants for breast augmentation, there is another component of a breast implant that is frequently overlooked and can have a big impact on how a breast augmentation feels….and that is the bag or shell Read More…

Breast Implant Selection in Breast Augmentation

Choosing Breast Implant Size in Breast Augmentation Since I have been talking about methods for determining the right breast implant size for a patient, let me share with you one method as promoted by Mentor, one of the two breast implant manufacturers in the United States. Their system, known as Body Logic, provides a Read More…

Implant Size in Breast Augmentation

One of the most important considerations that a patient has about the breast augmentation procedure is the final size that the breasts will be. Obviously, this is controlled almost exclusively by the size of the breast implant. I have previously discussed in a prior post about the differences between saline vs. silicone breast implants. Read More…

Does Breast Feeding Cause Breast Sagging?

Saggy Breasts after Breast Feeding ?? It is a near universally-held concept amongst women that their breasts may sag because they had breast feed. I hear this frequently said during consults with women who want to improve their breast shape or size. The sagginess of their breasts, what we call ptosis, is due to stretched Read More…

Breast Augmentation – Choosing Between Saline and Silicone Implants?

The most important choice a woman makes in breast augmentation is the choice of filler material of the breast implant. As of 2006, silicone gel implants became available again and thus one has to choose between saline (which has been the only implant option available since 1992) and now silicone. The thing to Read More…