Do Silicone gel breast implants and saline filled breast implants cost the same?
No. Silicone gel breast implants cost more than saline filled breast implants do – usually about twice as much. Are silicone implants available? The FDA has recently approved silicone gel breast implants for any woman considering breast augmentation who is at least 22 years of age. This age was an arbitrary number chosen by a government panel. For those women less than 22 years old seeking breast augmentation surgery, excellent results can be obtained by using saline filled breast implants. What is the implant shell made of with saline implants? The shell of all breast implants are made of a semi-solid silicone membrane – whether the implant is filled with saline solution or cohesive silicone gel – the outer shell make-up is the same. It is a solid silicone rather than a silicone gel so there is very little risk of silicone leaking out into the tissues. Saline filled breast implant shells differ only in that they have a fill port which is used to inflate the implant through a tube afte
