
Silicone Breast Implants – A breast implant is a silicone elastomer shell filled with medical grade silicone gel or saline. Long-term experience with medical grade silicone shows that it is the least reactive substance in the human body of any man-made material that we know. Many people do feel that silicone-filled implants give a more natural look and feel to the breast than do other types augmentation patients.
Saline Breast Implants – Dr. Coville will use Saline-filled implants in certain circumstances and in accordance with what you, the patient, ultimately desire. However, he does prefer silicone gel-filled implants due to their more natural appearance and feel. Due to his experience abroad, Dr. Fred has great familiarity using silicone-gel-filled breast implants, as they are the implants most commonly used around the world. Additionally, they have been proven very safe when used correctly and in the appropriate patient. Cornerstone Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine uses only the highest quality silicone gel implants manufactured in the United States by Allergan, Inc.