What are the advantages of saline breast implants?

What are the advantages of saline breast implants?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa, New York City) gives expert video advice on: How is a breast augmentation procedure performed?; What's the difference between "silicone" and "saline" breast implants?; What are the dangers of silicone breast implants? and more...

Saline breast implants have always been available in this country, and for over 30 years have proved to be a safe and effective method for breast augmentation in this country. They've never been taken off of the market, and the advantages are two-fold. Firstly: God forbid that there is a rupture, then we're talking about saline or salt water that ruptures (and this is very rare). The other advantage to saline implants is the fact that it requires a small incision for the implant to be put in safely.