Nor did the NIM find any evidence that silicone implants adversely affected breast milk as was previously feared. Another study concludes there is no causative relationship between silicone implants and connective tissue diseases or cancer. In fact, some studies even indicate that women with implants actually have fewer new or recurring cancers. Over 1.5 million women in the USA currently have silicone implants, and the numbers are rising daily. Much of the pressure for silicone is coming from women themselves who favor the look and feel of the substance in comparison to its saline counterpart.
Silicone weighs the same as breast tissue and feels and looks more natural.
I do more exchanges of saline for silicone than new augmentations. The vast majority embrace the procedure because of appearance issues. Zax believes that silicone implants are aesthetically the most pleasing. But Dr. Robin T.W. Yuan, clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at UCLA, isn't nearly as committed. Both silicone and saline implants are good but not necessarily perfect products.