Breast augmentation, also known as breast implant surgery is a popular cosmetic surgery to enlarge the size of a woman’s breasts or to reconstruct the breast to correct genetic deformities or after a mastectomy. This procedure is also performed during male-to-female sex changes.
How popular is breast augmentation? According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is the third most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. In 2005, 291,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed.
There are four types of implants used in breast augmentation.
1. Saline implants, which have a silicone rubber shell filled with sterile saline liquid. These implants are currently the only type available outside of clinical trials in the United States, but future regulation may make more filler types available.
2. Silicone gel implants, which have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel.
3. String Implants, which used proypropylene (PPP), were eliminated years ago by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to the complications brought about by continuous growth after...
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