Prótese de Silicone

A silicone breast implant is a medical device with a silicone shell filled with cohesive silicone gel, placed surgically to add volume and shape to the breast. Modern cohesive gel often called “gummy bear” gel holds its form even if the shell is damaged, a major safety and feel improvement over the liquid-filled implants of earlier generations. Implants are one option within breast surgery in Dubai; where position rather than volume is the concern, a lift may be needed with or instead of an implant.

Silicone breast implants differ in four ways that together define how the result looks and feels: shape (round vs anatomical teardrop), surface (smooth vs textured discussed openly, including the safety background below), profile (how far the implant projects for a given base width profile shapes the look more than volume does), and size (measured in cc, but chosen by frame, not by number).

The right size is chosen by measuring your frame chest width, tissue thickness and skin quality not by picking a number of cc or copying a photograph. The same implant looks completely different in two different bodies.

In Dr. Valente’s practice the sizing conversation follows the Brazilian principle his training is built on: proportion first the implant serves your body, not the other way round. Fake-looking results come from oversizing, not from implants themselves. On sizing for the decades ahead, read choosing a natural look that ages well.

The honest risk list, discussed fully at consultation: infection, bleeding, capsular contracture (scar tissue tightening around the implant), implant rupture, displacement or rotation, asymmetry, and temporary or occasionally persistent changes in nipple sensation. Choosing a qualified surgeon, a licensed hospital and an appropriate implant reduces risk; it never removes it.

BIA-ALCL is a rare lymphoma associated primarily with certain textured implants, and it is the reason surface choice is discussed openly today. “Breast implant illness” describes a pattern of symptoms some patients report; it remains under study, and patients deserve a straight conversation about it rather than dismissal.

Mammograms and screening continue with implants. Tell the radiology team you have implants so they use the appropriate views; additional images are routine, not a cause for alarm.

Breast implants are not lifetime devices but they do not need automatic replacement every 10 years, which is a persistent myth. They should be monitored over the years and exchanged if a problem develops or your goals change. Many implants remain in place well beyond a decade without issue; the commitment you are making is monitoring, not a scheduled replacement.

Revision, exchange and removal: revision surgery adjusts or replaces implants exchanging for a different size, correcting contracture or displacement, removal with or without a lift. Wanting a change years later is normal, not a failure; implants placed in your twenties may not match your body or preferences at fifty. Revision is generally more nuanced than first-time surgery and benefits from reconstructive experience. This preference is part of the shift to implant removal and downsizing seen across the market. And where heaviness rather than volume is the actual concern, see breast reduction for heavy breasts.

The cost depends on the implant chosen (brand and type), the surgical plan (augmentation alone or with a lift), the facility and anaesthesia, and follow-up care. You receive a written, itemised quote at consultation, with no obligation and no same-day pressure.

Be cautious with quotes far below market: the savings usually come from the implant, the anaesthetist or the facility exactly the wrong places to save. See plastic surgery costs in Dubai for what a serious quote should include, and the breast surgery overview for lift and reduction options. Every implant consultation is performed personally by Dr. Augusto Valente.