Silicone Gel Implants Are Back - How They're Different?

    /24-7PressRelease/ - MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, March 09, 2008 - The FDA's widely publicized decision in 1992 to restrict silicone implants to reconstruction only was based on media-publicized claims that silicone gel implants were causing cancer and autoimmune diseases like arthritis and lupus. Concerns were raised regarding health problems arising from implant ruptures and the reported link between silicone implants and fibromyalgia and increased suicide rates.

Background information

The safety of silicone gel implants was investigated for 14 years by the FDA and by several implant manufacturers. After extensive research and clinical testing, no link between silicone gel implants and any medical problems whatsoever was found.

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a comprehensive study and concluded:
• Silicone gel breast implants do not cause breast cancer or its reoccurrence
• Silicone gel breast implants do not contribute to systemic diseases
• Silicone gel breast implants do not impede a mother's wish to breastfeed

On November 17, 2006, the FDA approved the marketing of silicone gel implants from two manufacturers, Allergan Corp. and Mentor Corp., for breast augmentation in women ages 22 and older.

What's different now?

The implant shells are multilayered. The silicone gel retains its shape even if the shell ruptures, and does not leak out. With this recent FDA approval, silicone gel implants are once again a popular choice among surgeons and women who feel they have a more natural, 'real breast tissue' feel and look than saline implants.

To learn more, you could schedule a consultation with an experienced, board-certified cosmetic surgeon. Dr. Howard Rosenberg, serving San Francisco, Palo Alto, and San Jose, offers these safe, newly-approved silicone gel breast implants as well as saline implants. For those women who choose breast augmentation surgery, the breasts' size and shape is a crucial element of their overall appearance. A shapely, full bust line contributes to the curvy, feminine contours women desire. Silicone gel breast implants are a popular choice because they feel so much like natural breast tissue and move naturally with the body's movements.

For more information about the FDA's approval of silicone gel implants, visit www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants

Contact our Mountain View, CA offices for more information about the advantages of silicone gel breast implants.

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