- Implants are placed either directly behind or in front of the chest muscle in order to enhance breast size.
- A saline implant is a silicone elastomer shell filled with sterile saltwater solution. Saline implants are either round or anatomical, and the surface of the implant can be smooth or textured.
- A silicone gel implant is a silicone elastomer shell filled with silicone gel. Depending upon the bonds between the silicone molecules, the gel can be described as responsive (more liquid) or cohesive (more solid).
- After surgery, most women can expect to return to work within a few days to one week.
- Full exercise can typically be resumed three to four weeks following surgery.
- Breast augmentation is unlikely to affect a woman's ability to breastfeed.
- Silicone Breast Implants Are Not Linked to Breast Cancer Risk, National Cancer Institute.
- Research studies have not identified any relationship between silicone breast implants and disease in women as compared to the general female population.
- Breast augmentation is one of the top five procedures of those having cosmetic or reconstructive surgery. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 2001 National Plastic Surgery Statistics. P.5.
- 56% of cosmetic patients who choose breast augmentation are between the ages of 19-34. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 2001 National Plastic Surgery Statistics. P.8.
- In 2001, over 190,000 patients had breast augmentation procedures, an increase of 10% over the previous year. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 2001 National Plastic Surgery Statistics. P.14.
- Cosmetic Plastic Surgery For Women Continues To Increase In Popularity, Cosmetic Surgery Trends.
- The procedure of adding Breast implants is also called Augmentation Mammaplasty.
- Cutting into a cohesive silicone gel implant is very much like cutting into a "gummy bear".
- The average woman undergoing breast augmentation increases her breast volume by approximately one full cup size.
