Houston Plastic Surgery Blog

There are two choices of breast implants for breast augmentation. You can choose to either have a saline implant or a silicone implant. There are benefits and drawbacks to each type of breast implant.

If you are interested in having breast augmentation, you will want to schedule a confidential consultation with Houston Breast Surgeon Dr. Lapuerta to discuss your breast implant options. He will explain the benefits to both types of implants and your options for placement.

Breast Implant Safety

There have been many studies about the correlation between breast augmentation surgery and breast cancer risks. There has never been a study showing that breast augmentation increases breast cancer risk. Breast implants have come a long way since they were first widely popular in the 1960s. Both saline and silicone breast implants are safe and FDA approved.

Rupture of breast implants is extremely rare. If a saline implant ruptures, the body safely absorbs the saline solution. The silicone solution inside a silicone implant is more difficult for the body to absorb, but will not cause your body harm.

Please contact our breast surgery office for more information about breast augmentation and breast implants. Breast surgeon Dr. Lapuerta will answer all of your questions and address any concerns you may have about the procedure. We serve patients in and around the Houston area.