New to the boards, I have a question about implants. Total items found: 6 mommaellen Posts: 2 Joined: Nov 2012 Mon, 11/12/2012 - 3:06am Hi everyone. I had a mastectomy on the right side in August and currently have expanders. I had my last fill in on Friday and will have my implant surgery after the holidays. My plastic surgeon is suggesting saline and I am thinking about silicone. What is the difference in how they feel? Any input will be appreciated. Thanks, Ellen I was told the silicone implants had a more 'natural' feel. In the past there was some concern about silicone implants leaking silicone into your body when the implants broke down or were compromised, but I was told that was much less a concern nowadays. I opted for silicone implants for myself, but its an individual choice. I can't say the 'foobs' are particularly 'natural' in any way. I still have numbness over much of my chest area. Feb. 2011, I had a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (tissue expanders). When my exchange surgery came I thought long and hard for months on my decision. He wanted me to do silicone, I chose saline. I did if for peace of mind, and not having to worry about the future dreaded costs of MRI's to keep checking for silicone leakage. A saline one will just deflate and your body will expose of the saline naturally. With that said saline implants are known to "dimple" or "wrinkle" more