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Silicone Breast Implants First used in the 1960?s, silicone
breast implants provide what millions of women have desired
throughout history; a fuller and shapelier chest. Prior attempts
to change the size of breasts included fat transplants, paraffin
implants and even direct injection of silicone. All of those
attempts had fairly predictable results, but the new surgical
silicone implant offered both safety (relative) and acceptable
results. Silicone is made by man and has had many uses including
lubricants, adhesive sealants, silly putty and gaskets. When
used in a breast implant silicone resembles the natural look and
feel of real breast tissue. It was an obvious choice when the
first breast implants were created. However, problems with
silicone breast implants began to appear in the late 1980?s and
early 1990?s. Thousands of lawsuits left several chemical
companies bankrupt and left millions of women reeling from
debilitating conditions caused by the silicone. Even though
studies failed to show a link between silicone implants and
negative health conditions, the FDA banned the use of silicone
implants. Today the United States only allows silicone implants
as part of a breast reconstruction or replacement procedure. The
FDA is currently testing a new wave of silicone implants but
results of the test are still years away. Outside of the US 90%
of all breast augmentation surgeries performed still use
silicone implants. To learn more about breast implants and reconstructive
breast surgery please visit Dr.
William Adams at http
://texas.resource4cosmeticsurgery.com/dallas.html This
article may be freely reprinted as long as this resource box is
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To learn more about breast implants and reconstructive
breast surgery please visit Dr.
William Adams at http
://texas.resource4cosmeticsurgery.com/dallas.html
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