[Westcoastgirl]

If you go into visit your plastic surgeon ask him to show you an example of each implant. You will see that the silicone feels more "real" if you are trying to match up and I have been told the textured saline implants tend to ripple when they adhere to the chest wall and it can be seen under the skin, not so the silicone. The old silicone implants could indeed leak but if your plastic surgeon shows you an opened example of the new "gummy bear" type of silicone implant they use today you will see that it cannot leak out of its container as it stays together just like a gummy bear. MRI can show if any implant is compromised and it sounds like in the states an MRI is one of your screening tests anyhow. If you have a good plastic surgeon they are usually better at knowing what we need than we are, although mine was pushing me to go bigger than I wanted. My figuring is the smaller they are then the less perfection or imperfection is obvious and the less upsetting it will be for my body. Good luck.