Choosing Your Breast Implants
Transgender patients at our Birmingham, Alabama cosmetic surgery center may choose from silicone or saline breast implants in different sizes, shapes and profiles to meet your individual needs. Our plastic surgeons and friendly staff will assist you in choosing the right breast implants for your new body image.
Many options in breast implants are available for transwomen at Hedden & Gunn Plastic Surgery. Breast implants are filled with either silicone gel or saline solution to expand the breast contour and give you a more feminine figure. Breast implants may also be round, contoured, smooth or textured for people with different body types and goals for their appearance.
Silicone and Saline Breast Implants
Breast implants filled with both saline and silicone gel are available for MTF transgender breast augmentation. Both types of implants have been used by plastic surgeons for years to reliably expand the breast contour with a natural look and feel.
Many people assert that silicone breast implants have a more natural feel and lessen the risk of rippling. The advantages of saline breast implants include a lower cost and a smaller scar resulting from the incision.
Breast Implant Size
Saline and silicone breast implants are both available in a wide range of sizes and profiles, or the amount of projection from the chest. Your target breast size, in addition to all other aspects of your gender confirming breast augmentation procedure, will be thoroughly discussed at your Transgender Breast Augmentation consultation in Birmingham, Alabama. With years of expertise in breast augmentation, Dr. William Hedden uses your consultation as an opportunity to help you choose the size of your breast implants.
Breast Implant Shape and Texture
Breast implants may be round or contoured in shape with an implant shell that is smooth or textured. Round implants may be placed over or partially beneath the pectoralis muscle to give your breasts a natural shape. Contoured breast implants are shaped like a teardrop and have a textured surface to prevent the implants from rotating in the breast pocket.