Getting silicone implants is way too expensive

Thursday December 28, 2006 ins: Breast Enhancement Tag(s):

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The Food and Drug Administration has lifted the ban against silicone implants last month. Women now have a choice if they decide to get breast augmentation. They can now either opt for saline or silicone implants. However, choosing silicone implants places women in a quite unfavourable position.

SignOn San Diego says that the FDA along with the manufacturers of silicone implants require women to undergo a special Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) every couple of years over a woman’s lifetime to check for leaks and ruptures. The sad thing is, having a series of MRIs would mean that women need to spend at least $10,000 for the first 10 years after getting the implants.

The FDA doesn't recommend regular testing to detect leaks in the saline implants because if one breaks, a woman knows it. A leak in a saline implant causes it to noticeably deflate as the salt water is absorbed into the body. The broken implant is then surgically removed and a new one inserted.

When a silicone gel implant breaks, nobody may know. Called a “silent rupture,” it can go unnoticed, because the cohesive gel usually stays within the capsule of scar tissue that forms around the implant. The fear is that the gel may migrate to other parts of the chest or underarm area. Only a special breast coil MRI can adequately detect small breaks or tears in the implant.

If this is the way things are done with silicone implants, women would be better off staying away from them for good and choose saline instead. The latter doesn’t have that much natural effect which women have always wanted in an implant but at least it doesn’t get them to spend more on MRIs or additional surgeries.

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