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Many women are learning the benefits of the cohesive gel breast implants. Frederick patients who choose breast enlargement or breast reconstruction using implants can benefit from this innovative new implant technology. Cohesive gel implants are now available at Plastic Surgery One, a leader in all types of plastic surgery, serving Virginia, and Washington DC, and Maryland breast augmentation patients.

Ready to learn more about today's breast implants? Maryland plastic surgeon Dr. Donald Kress is available to help. At Plastic Surgery One, he is helping women achieve their cosmetic goals. Request a consultation with Dr. Kress at his office on Opossumtown Pike in Frederick.

The Ideal Implant

If scientists were to create the ideal breast implant, what would it be like?

1. It should be soft and natural.
    
2. It should be able to be placed in what experts consider to be the most natural position; above the muscle.
    
3. It should be "shape stable" – able to maintain the designed shape and projection. This is especially important for women with small breasts as it allows them to achieve a more natural look.
    
4. It should have minimal risk of hardening or capsule formation which causes wrinkles.
    
5. It should be available for all breast procedures including primary augmentation, replacement implants, and reconstructive procedures.
    
6. Last and most important, it should allow you to be free from worries about rupture or leakage of fluids into the surrounding tissues.
   

When these standards are applied to both saline implants and FDA-approved silicone implants, the results are not perfect. Saline implants are available for primary breast augmentation in Maryland but must be used under the muscle for an attractive result. They have an increased incidence of wrinkles and capsules, are definitely not shape stable and are only "natural" looking for some patients. Silicone gel implants that are currently approved for widespread use have a reduced risk of wrinkles, a more natural feel and can be used above the muscle. However, they are not shape stable, and do have possible problems with rupture and leakage, leading the FDA to recommend periodic MRI screenings to detect "silent rupture."

Cohesive Gel Breast Implants - Frederick, Maryland

Now for the good news — there is a new breast implant made with cohesive silicone gel that very well may become the ideal implant of choice for women across the country.

Cohesive silicone gel implants have all the advantages of the traditional silicone implant but eliminate the two biggest problems of rupture and leakage. These new implants are approved by the FDA for clinical trial and can be used in all applications including primary augmentation. Early reports from Europe indicate a dramatic reduction in the incidence of hardness. Additionally, these implants are the first truly "shape stable" implants, creating a more natural augmentation, especially for small breasts.

The cohesive gel implants chemically cross-link the silicone in the body of the implant resulting in an extremely stable and durable implant which is nearly impossible to rupture. If you cut a cohesive gel implant in half the two sides just sit there, nothing leaks.

We are very proud that Dr. Kress has been named as one of only a handfull of investigators in the US for these new breast implants. Frederick women considering breast augmentation should keep in mind that he is the only named investigator in the states of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Call today or request a consultation online to see if you're qualified to enter the study. This implant is so impressive that the OR nurses who have seen this implant are scheduling themselves to have their old implants replaced with the new ones.