This can lead to deflation and replacement with a simple outpatient procedure. Women frequently choose saline implants for breast reconstruction. They are an attractive option for those concerned about the controversy surrounding silicone-gel implants. Women who choose breast implants generally have rounder, firmer breasts, as opposed to breasts that match their natural shape. Although implants don't feel as natural as breasts reconstructed from a woman's own tissue, they require much less surgery and recovery time than the other options.
Infection is another possible complication from the implant procedure.
In such cases, the expander or implant is removed until the infection has healed, and then is reinserted. Tummy Tuck' and Other Options Increasing in popularity are procedures that allow women to have their breasts reconstructed from their own tissue. Although tissue also is available from the buttocks, outer thighs and back, by far the most common source for obtaining tissue is the lower abdomen. Breast reconstruction with the tummy tuck procedure usually takes between four to six hours of surgical time. Recovery time also is longer than that needed for a breast implant.