In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration — the government agency that, among other responsibilities, oversees which medicines and medical devices are available in the United States — issued a safety ...

Breast augmentation surgery might seem straightforward and uncomplicated. It just involves placing an implant into a pocket on the chest wall and then closing the skin, right? The truth is that ...

A new study has found that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants. Published early online in CANCER, ...

Plastic surgeons and the two dominant Southern California-based makers of silicone breast implants are gearing up for what they expect will be a boom in sales of the devices. The only question: How ...

Breast augmentation is the most popular form of plastic surgery, but now the well-known saline and silicone implants are making way for the newer so-called Gummy Bear breast implant The Gummy Bear ...

Dr. Scott Schell answers the question: 'Difference between silicone and saline?' — -- Question: What is the difference between silicone and saline implants? Answer: Today, the Food and Drug ...

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Good evidence on the safety of silicone gel breast implants is still lacking almost 10 years after they were reintroduced to the U.S. market, researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

A new surgical technique intended to regrow a woman’s breast from her own cells after a mastectomy will be tested on women in Australia within six months, according to U.K.’s Times Online. The Times ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have breast reconstruction after cancer surgery tend to be happier with the cosmetic results of silicone implants than with saline-filled ones, a study published ...