Are You A Candidate For Breast Implants By: Louise Wasa Breast implants are medical devices that typically consist of a silicone elastomer shell filled with saline or silicone gel. The first silicone breast implants are developed by two plastic surgeons from Texas: Frank Gerow and Thomas Cronin.
Silicone Breast Implants Add Choices For Women By: Lloyd Krieger After more than ten years of controversy and scientific study, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved silicone gel breast implants for general usage. They are now available to all women ages 22 and higher for both reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery.
Silicone Breast Implants: The Safety of Silicone By: Dave Stringham The unique qualities of today's silicone gel-filled breast implants help make it the filler of choice for patients in countries where both saline-filled and silicone gel-filled breast implants are widely available. Tags: silicone breast implants
What are Cohesive Gel Breast Implants? By: Dave Stringham The standard implant in the United States has been saline filled, ever since the FDA moratorium on silicone gel filled breast implants in 1992. The type of implants that were available before the ban are available today as part of an "adjunct study," which is open to patients with congenital deformities or having a revision for particular reasons. Tags: cohesive breast implants, silicone breast implants, breast implants
Saline Implants and Silicone Breast Implants By: Dave Stringham There have been varying viewpoints throughout the years about the best kind of implant to use for Breast Augmentation, and health controversies about one kind of implant that dominated news reports in the 1990's. Many women who were interested in having fuller breasts were fearful to do so because of these reports. Tags: breast implants, saline breast implants, silicone breast implants
The Safety Of Silicone Gel Breast Implants By: Dave Stringham Numerous studies have been conducted to see if the anecdotal claims of women about their silicone implants were verifiable by scientific evidence. These studies have found localized risks associated with all breast implants, but no conclusive evidence to support the claims against implant manufacturers as noted above. Tags: breast implants, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, breast augmentation
Breast Implant Fill - Saline or Silicone? By: Dave Stringham As of November 17, 2006, women in the U.S. aged 22 and over have the option of choosing both saline and silicone gel filled breast implants. The first implants were filled with silicone gel. As breast implants evolved, saline (salt water) became an accepted alternative fill to silicone. Tags: saline breast implants, silicone breast implants, breast implants
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