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- Slang term: Boob job
- Types: Saline, silicone
- One of most common cosmetic surgeries in U.S.
- May interfere with a mammogram
- First sold in 1960sNRCWF: Breast Implants: A Research and Regulatory Summary (July 2006)
- Not FDA regulated until 1976NRCWF: Breast Implants: A Research and Regulatory Summary (July 2006)
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Breast implants are prosthetic breasts that are implanted in order to enlarge a person's breast size. A person may undergo breast implant surgery for cosmetic reasons, to reconstruct the breasts following a surgery or to alter a genetic deformity.
There are four types of breast implants that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. Mentor and Allergen's saline implants were approved in May 2000 for augmentation in women over 18 and reconstruction at any age. Approval for their silicon implants was granted in November 2006. However, women undergoing breast augmentation must be at least 22 years old.FDA: Breast Implant Questions and Answers (2006)
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Breast Implants Questions
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Are there any ways to increase breast size without surgery? 7 AnswersMaybe you should try these tips I've read at ehow.com on how to increase breast size the natural way: 1. Herbs are said to be effective and have been used for h... read more
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Breast Implants Forums and Blogs
- My Long Life: Breast Implants - The Smoking Gun
- Make Me Heal: Breast Augmentation, Breast Implants Message Boards
- Purpleolf Blog Humanizing Celebrities: Breast Implants Can Cause Stretch Marks
- Mouse Words: Teenagers and breast implants
- InplantInfo by Nicole: Message Boards
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Breast Implants News
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Ask Miki: New nose or breast implants for grad gift?
My husband and I are willing to pay for rhinoplasty, but we weren't prepared for her to want breast augmentation instead. For the life of me, ... (February 09, 2010)Folsom Telegraph -
Saline and Silicone Breast Enhancement: Which One Should Patients Choose?
Saline implants are made from the same shell as silicone breast implant devices, but are filled with saline solution (saltwater) instead of silicone gel. ... (February 09, 2010)PR Newswire (press release) -
British intel: Breast implants may hide bombs
"I believe that any liquid in a breast implant, or any gel with a silicone-type of implant would be hard to detect with a body scanner," Person told ... (February 05, 2010)Detroit Free Press -
Editorial: Keep Michigan law granting lawsuit protection to pharmaceutical firms
Fresh in the minds of lawmakers was the silicone breast implant debacle. The three manufacturers of silicone breast implants had been financially ravaged by ... (February 08, 2010)The Detroit News
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