When you have decided to get breast implants, you know that it is the right decision for you to make personally. Now, you get to make other fun decisions, like what profile breasts you want, and whether you should get silicone or saline. This is a pretty big decision, and you should learn all you can before you decide on one or the other. Here is a run down of each type of implant and what it can mean for you.

Silicone was recently approved by the FDA in November, 2006. This was after a 14 year period where Silicone was banned. The thought was that there was a link between Silicone implants and auto-immune diseases or illnesses. Silicone is closer in the feel of breast tissue, and this makes Silicone implants look and feel more natural. Some studied say that Silicone implants are not discernable from breast tissue as far as the way they feel, and this makes a lot of women go this route. The goal of these women is to have implants that don't feel or look like implants. In some cases with breast implants, there is 'rippling.' This is where the skin over the implants wrinkles, looking unattractive. The benefit to Silicone as far as rippling goes is that it usually doesn't happen. Since Silicone is dense and thicker, rippling is rare and it happens more often with Saline implants

Saline implants are definitely the most popular type of implant. They are also considered the safest method of implants, hence around 80% of implants being the Saline type. While Silicone implants may rupture, causing a thick scar around the implant, or something called 'capsular contracture,' Saline is much less likely to do this. Capsular contracture happens when the natural scar around the implant shrinks, pressing down on the implant. This can make the implant feel hard and it may distort the look of the breasts, often making them look like hard balls. This will almost never happen with Saline implants, but you have the risk of rippling with the Saline implants. The price of a saline implant is usually between $4,000 and $7,000.

The implants you decide to get entirely depend upon your own personal preferences. In some cases, Silicone implants have been known to burst, and this can be pretty dangerous. Because Silicone is not biodegradable, it remains in your body and doctors and experts are not entirely sure of the full scope of things that can result from Silicone being in the body. While this is rare, it does happen and it's less likely to happen with Saline. No matter which one you choose, you should get your surgery with the knowledge that you will probably have to have other touch up surgeries. The implants simply probably won't last for your entire lifetime, so knowing that you will need other surgeries in the future is a must before you get your initial surgery.