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There are many things about breast implants that the average woman doesn’t know. Sure, we all see them on a majority of the actresses in Hollywood, but most of us don’t take the time to research how much they can cost and how often they “malfunction”, often causing health problems. Here are a few things about them that you might not have known.

Silicon VS Saline

It used to be that all breast implants were silicon, and then it was true that they were all filled with saline. As for 2006, however, it is possible for any woman to get either silicone or saline. A woman does have to be over the age of 22 in order to get silicone gel implants, but other than that small restriction, the FDA has deemed them reasonably safe. The only problem with this is that the FDA only studied the ones that were put into women for a period of three years, and they do not yet have information about the long-term safety of silicon or saline.

Complications

Plastic surgeons that are trying to sell you will either say anything or will put a rosy color on the truth about breast implants. Studies that have been done have shown that women who have augmentation surgery are very likely to need more surgery within five years of their initial implant surgery, and are likely to need new implants before 11 years has passed. There are plenty of smaller complications that can occur, such as breast hardness, pain, and a lasting numbness in the sensitive nipple area, as well as the larger complications that can occur when and if the implant breaks.

Breast Feeding

Some plastic surgeons will go out of their way to assure their patients that there will be no problem for a woman who is getting them, should she choose to breastfeed. This is not necessarily true. There have been many women who are unable to breastfeed after getting them, and there are some that have had a lot of pain during the breastfeeding, likely due to the implants. Read the rest of this entry »