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Breast Enlargement: DefinitionA breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a woman's breasts (known as breast enlargement) for cosmetic reasons, to reconstruct the breast (e.g. after a mastectomy or to correct genetic deformities), or for the purposes of male-to-female gender reassignment surgery. Breast Enlargement: PrevalenceAccording to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast ehancement is the third most commonly performed cosmetic surgery procedure in the United States. In 2005, 291,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed. Breast Enlargement: TypesThere are two primary types of breast implants: saline and silicone gel implants. Saline implants have a silicone rubber shell filled with sterile saline liquid. Silicone gel implants have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel. Other materials used less frequently for breast augmentation include soybean oil and polypropylene string. Breast Enlargement: HistoryBreast implants have been used since 1895 breast enhancement. The earliest known implant was attempted by Czerny, using a woman's own adipose tissue (from a lipoma, a benign growth, on her back). Gersuny tried paraffin injections in 1889, with disastrous results. Subsequently, in the early to mid-1900s, a number of other substances were tried, however almost all implants are in current times are filled with silicone or saline. 
Breast Enlargement: IndicationsClinical indications for the use of breast implants are for breast reconstruction, gender reassignment surgery, and for other abnormalities that affect the shape and size of the breast. In some countries health insurers will reimburse insertion of breast implants only for these indications. Non-clinical indications (the most common reasons) are cosmetic. Breast enlargement may be contraindicated in body dysmorphic disorder, since women with that disorder have a distorted sense of their own body. This may result in repeated plastic surgery for perceived imperfections. Breast Enlargement: Silicone Gel ImplantsThe first generation Cronin-Gerow implants were redesigned in the 1970s with thinner gel and thinner shells. These "second generation" implants had a greater tendency to rupture and leak, or "bleed" silicone through the porous shell, and complications such as capsular contracture were also quite common. Breast Enlargement: Silicone Gel Implants: Generation OneThe first generation Cronin-Gerow implants were redesigned in the 1970s with thinner gel and thinner shells. These "second generation" implants had a greater tendency to rupture and leak, or "bleed" silicone through the porous shell, and complications such as capsular contracture were also quite common. 
Breast Enlargement: Silicone Gel Implants: Generation TwoSecond-generation implants also included various "double lumen" designs. These implants were essentially a silicone implant inside a saline implant. The double lumen was an attempt to provide the cosmetic benefits of gel in the inside lumen, while the outside lumen contained saline and its volume could be adjusted after placement. The failure rate of these implants is higher than for single lumen implants. The contemporary versions of these devices ("Becker Implants") are used primarily for breast reconstruction. Breast Enlargement: Silicone Gel Implants: Generation ThreeThird-generation implants for Breast Enlargement, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s, used thicker shells that were coated to decrease gel bleed, and a thicker, more cohesive gel filler. Breast Enlargement: Silicone Gel Implants: Generation FourEvaluation of "gummy bear" or high-cohesive from breast enhancement, form stable implants is in preliminary stages in the United States. Although these implants are used more widely in other countries, there are no published long-term safety studies. It is speculated that the high degree of gel cohesion in these implants is likely to eliminate or significantly reduce silicone migration. Breast Enlargement: Saline ImplantsSaline-filled breast implants for breast enhancement were first manufactured in France in 1964, introduced by Arion with the goal of being surgically placed via smaller incisions. These original devices had a high failure rate and were discontinued in the early 1970s. The current devices are manufactured with thicker, room temperature vulcanized (RTV) shells. These shells are made of silicone elastomer and the implants are filled with salt water after the implant is placed in the body. Since the implants are empty when they are surgically inserted, the scar is smaller than is necessary for silicone gel breast implants (which are filled with silicone before the surgery is performed). For a free evaluation of your treatment needs and cost, please contact us. The information provided herein is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Copyright © European Medical Tourist. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. |
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