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HOW TO MAINTAIN RESULTS FROM SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS

Discover Ways to Optimize Breast Implant Results in St. Louis, Missouri

Breast augmentation or augmentation mammoplasty, which is often slangily called “boob augmentation” or simply “breast aug,” is performed by increasing the volume of breasts with implants, combined breast implants with fat transfer, or fat transfer on its own. This is often done with silicone breast implants at St. Louis’ West County Plastic Surgeons of Washington University. One of the most common questions patients ask is, “How often do silicone breast implants need to be replaced?” Read on for more details about the lifespan of silicone implants and how to get the most long-lasting outcome.

How Long Do Results from Silicone Breast Implants Last and How Do You Preserve Them?

Silicone breast augmentation is more popular than ever in recent years. They are lightweight compared to saline implants and many patients believe that silicone implants look and feel more like natural breasts than other implant types. For this reason, “Silicone Boobs” and “Silicone for Boobs” are some of the most common silicone breast implant-related keyword phrases people who are considering breast enhancement search for online. Although they may look forward to the transformative results they can achieve, people who are thinking about having silicone implants may also wonder how long they can expect the results from the procedure to last.

One of the myths about breast implants is that they must be replaced after ten years. Though implants are medical devices that will eventually need to be replaced, there is no need to automatically replace them after ten years unless you experience complications. Regardless of whether you choose saline or silicone implants, the results are expected to last for ten to fifteen years on average. To protect your investment and maintain the best aesthetic results, we recommend wearing supportive bras that will improve your overall results after surgery and do what you can to maintain skin elasticity. Adopting long-term practices such as staying hydrated, protecting your skin from sun damage, and maintaining a stable weight can also help.

Silicone Breast Implants: Other Factors to Consider for Breast Augmentation

When having breast augmentation with silicone breast implants, you’re likely to have many other questions about the procedure.

• What is the average price of breast implants?
• “How do different types of breast implants including saline implants, silicone breast implants and gummy bear implants compare?”
• “How do round and teardrop breast implant shapes compare?”
• “What should patients do before and after a breast lift, augmentation, or reduction?”
• “How do you achieve the most natural breast augmentation results?”

When you meet with us for an in-person consultation, our team can answer any questions and guide you through each stage of your aesthetic journey.

What Else is Available Aside from Silicone Breast Implants?

Breast augmentation with silicone breast implants is one of many options available for enhancing your body shape. West County Plastic Surgeons offers a variety of procedures to enhance the breasts such as breast reduction to decrease your breast size and enhance body proportions, breast implant revision to correct the results of a previous breast surgery, and more. A tummy tuck addresses excess skin and stubborn fat or stretched muscle on the abdominal area and liposuction targets stubborn, exercise-resistant fat on almost any area of the body.