It was done quickly, but it hurt a lot. I did not choose to have nipple reconstruction, but with a fiberfill bra, no one can tell I ever had my breast removed. Synthetic implants are usually teardrop-shaped pouches that are placed under a layer of chest muscle to create the shape of a breast. The outside of the implant is made of silicone and it is filled with silicone gel or saline . Saline is another word for salt water.
Silicone is an artificial material that feels like natural breast tissue.
For smaller breasted women, a single stage reconstruction may be possible. With this approach, the plastic surgeon places the silicone gel or saline implant in a pocket beneath the skin and muscle layers, at the location of the new breast. This surgery is usually performed through the old mastectomy scar. Most commonly, implant breast reconstruction is carried out in two stages. An expander is a silicone-walled pouch that resembles an empty balloon with a small valve in its front wall.