What exactly are implants made of…
The silicone rubber shell :
-Cured polymeric silicones
-20% of finely powdered silica that is tightly bound to the silicone polymers
-Small amounts of smaller silicones
-Minute amounts (parts per million) of metals, including a metal catalyst (usually tin, zinc, or platinum)
-Traces of readily evaporating materials (volatiles), such as xylene and other organic compounds.
Inside the rubber shell:
-Implants are filled during the operation with a fixed volume of saline through a valve.
-The saline or saline solution is a sterile solution of sodium chloride, better known as salt mixed with water.
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I never really knew what was being used to make the silicon shells. It’s interesting to see what materials are used.