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.

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 ...

EDWARD MELMED is a surgeon in Dallas. THE FRIDAY before Thanksgiving, all U.S. plastic surgeons received a congratulatory e-mail from the principal manufacturer of breast implants. “Let’s toast this ...

(Reuters Health) - Women with silicone breast implants may have a higher risk of certain medical problems than women who don't get implants, but more research is needed to get a complete picture of ...

Although they don't look a day over 20, silicone breast implants celebrate the big five-o this year. They've had their ups and downs, even bouncing back from scandal, but the 50-year-old implants have ...

In response to Paul Harasim’s April 1 article, “Silicone or saline argument goes on,” about the recent approval of silicone breast implants by the FDA: After 14 years of study, including 80,000 women ...

September 14, 2018 - Women receiving silicone breast implants may be at increased risk of several rare adverse outcomes compared to the general population, reports a study in Annals of Surgery. The ...

WASHINGTON — The government on Friday rescinded a 14-year ban on silicone gel implants for cosmetic breast enhancement, a decision praised by some for providing women with a better product but ...

BOSTON, MA—Boston Plastic Surgery announces the addition of Motiva® silicone breast implants for breast augmentation to its list of breast implant options. As leaders in aesthetic medicine with a ...

Women receiving silicone breast implants may be at increased risk of several rare adverse outcomes compared to the general population, reports a study in Annals of Surgery. The journal is published in ...

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 ...