Women have always wanted to look good and because society generally expects them to be pleasant, sometimes pressure is high on then to improve their looks. Perhaps this is what gave birth to advances in breast enhancement procedures that have continued to improve over the course of time. As more advances and procedures continue to develop over time, plastic surgeons have always had to strike the balance between aesthetics and safety.
The early days of breast implants
Different materials have been used over the course of time in order to increase the size of women’s breasts. There are records to indicate that during the Second World War Japanese prostitutes would inject their breasts with paraffin in order to look attractive to American soldiers. However these initial attempts were rapt with complications which led to advancement to the use of ivory or glass balls even tough infections became the order of the day in regards to these early breast implants.
Advances in breast enhancement
The Introduction of Silicone
Silicone is considered crucial in the development in cosmetic breast procedures because after Japanese women failed to succeed with paraffin injection they moved on to silicone injections which made them be aesthetically appealing. During those first days of treatment there were numerous complications because of the health complications that arose and this led to the banning of silicone injections especially in USA until very recently.
Modern day breast implants
The modern day implants have their beginning at around 1962 when silicone came back to the market but this time in form of an implant. This is the first time an implant was used where silicone gel was enveloped in a silicone shell with the purpose of using for breast augmentation procedures. There were still a few other complications here and there but it is the introduction of this new silicone implant that completely changed the face of breast enlargement procedures. This new design created an implant that looked most natural and also felt the same way.
Withdrawal of silicone implants
Numerous safety concerns came up again leading to the withdrawal of silicone implants in the 1980s because several women presented with health problems that were said to be related to the implants. This led to the disappearing of silicone again for a few years until they surfaced much later after the issues were addressed.
Saline Implants
It is during this period that saline filled implants were introduced and they were actually deemed to be the safest implants that were used for a season on the breast augmentation market. Saline implants are quite common nowadays and they are quite popular as well.
The return of silicone
The silicone implants made their way to the market again in 2006 after FDA re-approved them again and the new implants are fitted with several safety features and once again their popularity has continued to rise considerably.
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