Strong patient preference for silicone gel breast implants

Patients at the Whole Beauty Institue ® have a strong preference for silicone gel implants over saline breast implants.  In a recent review of our data from the last 2 years of we found that 87% of our patients selected silicone gel implants for the various breast surgeries that I performed.  Patients tell us that they choose the silicone gel implants because they produce a softer, more natural feeling breast.  In general silicone gel implants are harder to detect and are less prone to rippling in patients who are thin.  It is in thin patients that saline implants are at a particular disadvantage.  Saline implants have some advantages, however.  They require somewhat shorter incisions than the silicone gel implants and are particularly well suited for patients who desire breast augmentation through an axillary approach (incision hidden in the armpit fold).  When I perform axillary breast augmentation I use an endoscope, since that allows for a level of precision that was lacking in earlier versions of this technique.

Silicone gel implants will soon have their 50th year of clinical use, since the earliest versions were used in 1963.  The latest versions of these devices have thicker, more durable shells and are filled with a gel that is relatively cohesive.  Even if you intentionally cut one of the newer implants with a heavy scissors, the gel would not run out, but would stick together. 

Cosmetic surgeon John Q. Cook combines knowledge and skill of unsurpassed quality with a sophisticated understanding of the nuances and subtleties of the natural form. His patients enjoy aesthetic treatments personally tailored to refine and rejuvenate their appearance while preserving their unique identity. A full menu of services is offered at our convenient plastic surgery centers in Chicago and Winnetka, from advanced surgical procedures at a state-of-the-art surgicenter or at Rush University Medical Center to quick recovery procedures performed under local anesthesia in the office setting to carefully designed treatments in a Medi-Spa setting.  
 

In our offices in Chicago on the Magnificent Mile of Michigan Avenue and on the North Shore in Winnetka,  we see patients from all over Chicago, including the Gold Coast, River North, Old Town, Near North, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, DePaul, The Loop, Logan Square,  Wrigleyville, Uptown,  Hyde Park,  Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Deerfield, Northbrook, Northfield, Glenview, Barrington, , Mettawa and many other areas of the city and suburbs as well as patients from other states such as California,  New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana.  Patients also visit our practice from outside the country such as  England, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, and Japan to name a few. Visit wholebeautyinstitute.com.