Thursday, April 7, 2011

Breast implants: A small female mystery

Achievements of polymer chemistry in recent years have greatly expanded the indications for plastic surgery on the breast. The quality of such operations is also greatly improved through the creation of new high-quality implants that do not produce adverse effects on breast tissue.

What is breast implants and their species


Breast implants - a medical product that implanting in the breast tissue to change its shape. Breast implants are used in manufacturing operations in the mammary gland of mid-century, not only for its increase, but after removal of the breast (eg; due to cancer). Time in 10 years, breast implants should be replaced.


On the chemical composition of breast implants can be divided into saline and silicone. Saline implants were first used in the 60's of last century. It is a silicone bag (elastomer) filled with saline solution. Elastomer can be initially filled with saline or filled them during the operation. Dignity saline implants in their complete harmlessness for the organism, the lack of - insecurity (they may collapse on impact, a fall), not very good form of the breast (breast soft to the touch, a hand can often detect the presence of liquid in it). Rupture of the implant will not bring harm to women (just saline will be absorbed into the tissues), but the mammary gland immediately loses its shape. Today, saline implants are rarely used.


Silicone implants have appeared a little later. The first silicone implants were not enough quality. Capsule (silicone elastomer) may be smooth or rough (textured) surface, inside it is a silicone gel (viscous, transparent substance) or hydrogel filler. The most popular textured implants with a rough surface. Today silicone implants are used everywhere and do not cause any complications, even if violated the integrity of capsules (silicone gel does not derive entirely and distributed around the capsule without causing adverse effects on breast tissue).


Modern silicone implants are in a gel composed of the last generation, which, while maintaining the softness, has acquired a new property - it has ceased to flow. The gel has a "memory effect": the manufacture of it "remembers" the shape, give it a shell, and returns to it at all strains, including the rupture of the capsule. Such an implant can crumple in your hands, squeeze, stretch. Elastic solid shell breast implants consist of several layers of silicone elastomer and has a barrier layer that prevents penetration of the silicone components with low molecular weight in human tissue.


Implants can be combined (double
lumen implants): one piece was originally filled with silicone gel, and the second is filled with saline during plastic surgery.

A woman's body can behave quite unpredictably, especially the process of formation of connective tissue, which is always formed around a foreign body, including around the implant. Sometimes the connective tissue capsule surrounding the implant may be too thick and rough. In this case, the implant may be deformed (capsular contracture), and the breast becomes hard to the touch. This complication is very rare when using implants with a rough (textured) capsule. This capsule has on its surface grooves, which penetrate the connective tissue fibers, reducing the thickness of the scar.

1 comment:

  1. Women and girls always been confuses about breast size. They keep some unusual myths in their minds about their most beautiful organ of body. This is looking good read for them.

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