Both saline and silicone implants have a silicone shell, but differ in fill. Saline implants are rounder and deflate visibly when they rupture, like a flat tire. Silicone implants feel more natural, are anatomically shaped, and ruptures can go unnoticed without an MRI.
Silicone or saline? What's the difference? The silicone implant filled with silicone, saline implant filled with saline, but both have a silicone shell, so neither one is totally silicone-free. Your saline implant, kind of like a water balloon filled with saline, typically a rounder shape. They're a little more symmetric on either side. When this guy ruptures, it's like a flat tire. You're gonna see your breasts just sink down. Your body's gonna soak up all that salt water. You know that it's flat. Silicone implants, when they rupture, Not always so clear. I always say you may not even notice, or you may notice this looks a little off, feels a little off. Fortunately, not dangerous, but the only way to know is really with an MRI or to go in there and look. Silicone implants tend to be a little more anatomically shaped, feel much more natural, a lot more like breast tissue, and they're lighter per unit volume than the saline. In the vast majority of my patients, I am strongly, strongly recommending silicone implants.
