Breast Implant Types in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas

You have more choices than ever for your breast enlargement in Dallas / Fort Worth. Saline and silicone breast implants come in several types:

• Smooth
• Textured
• High Profile
• Anatomical

Recent studies have determined that there is no relationship between silicone implants and breast cancer or autoimmune disease. The FDA has reapproved the use of silicone gel implants for the vast majority of breast surgeries. Patients who are eligible for silicone implants are:

• Breast augmentation patients who are at least 22 years old
• Mastopexy (breast lift) patients who are at least 22 years old
• Patients of any age who are undergoing breast reconstruction

The current silicone gel implants are improved versions of earlier models. They have a thicker shell, which is filled with a "cohesive" gel material that is less subject to leakage. The current shells can be punctured without spilling their cohesive silicone gel.

The approved alternative available to augmentation patients is the saline implant. Saline, the standard IV fluid, is absolutely harmless if a leak should occur. The occurrence of capsular contracture (hardened implants) has decreased to 3-5% with the use of saline implants.

The main objection to saline implants centers around the "feel" of the implant along the lower portion of the breast as well as visible rippling in very thin patients in the upper portion of the breast. Placing the implant below the pectoral muscle eliminates both of these concerns, but does lengthen the recovery process after breast augmentation in Dallas and Fort Worth.

If childbirth, weight loss or Mother Nature granted you breasts you're unhappy with, come in and meet with us in our office at 411 N. Washington in downtown Dallas. You'll wonder why you waited so long to get the shape you've been dreaming of. Request $100 off your consultation and come in to talk with Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Steve Byrd today, or call 214.821.9662 to schedule an appointment.