Saline and silicone implants are the two options available to you, and each has relative advantages and disadvantages. It is important to carefully weigh your options and discuss this with Dr. Edds before making your final decision.

Saline breast implants

Saline breast implants have an outer shell made of silicone rubber, and are filled with a salt-water solution. Should the implant ever rupture, it is perfectly safe for the saline to be absorbed into the body. Since saline implants are filled after insertion, it is possible to place these implants with slightly smaller incisions.

Saline implants are sometimes criticized for their lack of compression, making them feel overly firm and unnatural. Depending on the case, modern techniques of placing the implant behind the pectoralis muscle can alleviate these issues.