Silicon Breast Implants

Video Transcript

"In this clip, we'll talk about different types of breast implants. There are two essential types, different types of implants. One implant is filled with a silicon gel, and the other implant is filled with salt water or saline. Traditionally, the silicon gel implants have been the preference of most plastic surgeons because of the qualities of the gel and that there is a better cohesiveness and softness, possibly less rippling and a more natural feel to the implant. What happened was, in 1992, the silicon gel implants were taken off the market because there was concern that the silicon gel would potentially leak out of the implant and then cause diseases in the body. Sixteen years later, just a few years ago, it was decided to allow them to be released back onto the market again with certain restrictions, in that people would have to make sure to follow certain guidelines, as with being only over a twenty-two to have silicon gel-filled implants, and then having an MRI, which is a special type of X-Ray done later in the future to make sure that there was no problem with the implant. And this after, of course, all the evidence, weight of evidence showed that it was very unlikely that there were serious systemic effects from the silicon breast implants."