Breast Implant Statistics – Dr. Ted Eisenberg

1. In 2015, about 1.4 million women around the world got saline or silicone breast implants. Some 300,000 of them lived in the United States, according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

2. Breast implants are measured in cubic centimeters (ccs) rather than cup size. To figure out how many ounces the implants are, divide the number of cubic centimeters in each of them by 30.

3. On a woman who is completely flat-chested and has a medium-sized frame, a 450 cc implant would be equivalent to the average C-cup bra. 450 ccs equals about 15 ounces, like this water bottle.

How to Choose Your Breast Implant Size

Through the years, I’ve answered hundreds of questions from women who come into my office for a breast augmentation consultation.  I’ve also answered more than 3,000 questions about breast implants posed by women on RealSelf, an online cosmetic surgery forum.

Although women say it in different ways, their most burning question before surgery is this: How do I know what size breast implants to get?

Saline vs Silicone Breast Implants

There’s an opinion asserted by breast implant manufacturers and by many plastic surgeons that silicone gel breast implants are better than saline breast implants. In my opinion, “It ain’t necessarily so.” I’ve performed more than 7,000 breast augmentation surgeries, many of them with saline implants. My patients who chose saline have reported a high degree of satisfaction; it’s been rare for a woman to request that I change her saline implants to silicone. Silicone gel implants may be stealing the spotlight, but saline breast implants still have much to offer. Here are seven...

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Are you a candidate for a breast lift? Should you also also get implants? What can you expect during recovery? Here are 10 things to consider – before, during and after your mastopexy.

Do Breast Implants Need to Be Replaced Every 10 Years?

Several times a week in consultation, I answer questions like these:

“I need to replace my breast implants after 10 years, right?” Wrong.

“You did my breast implants 14 years ago and I’m still happy with their appearance, but a friend just had her 10-year-old implants redone because her doctor said she had to. Is that true?” False.

Breast implants don’t have an expiration date. They only need to be replaced if they deflate (saline) or rupture (silicone), and they’re not fragile.