- Question from Rosie: Are there certain brands or types of implants that are better/safer than others?
- Answers - Joseph Serletti There are basically two types of implants: saline implants which are filled with salt water, and silicone gel implants which are filled with silicone gel. While we offer both types of implants to any reconstruction patient, well over 90 percent of breast cancer patients choose silicone gel implants. The gel implants create a much more natural breast mound than the saline implants. No scientific organization has yet to prove a cause and effect relationship between gel implants and any harmful disease process.
On Wednesday, May 16, 2007, the Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Reconstruction Updates. Joseph Serletti, M.D. and moderator Jennifer Sabol, M.D. answered your questions about breast reconstruction.
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