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Cohesive Gel Breast Implants
Dr Powers is one of a select group of plastic surgeons with experience in the Cohesive Gel Implants study of Inamed Style 410 Implants.
Article provided by Mary Powers, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Beverly Hills, CA
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Cohesive Gel Breast Implants Study
Dr. Teitelbaum is an authority in the field of cohesive gel breast implants, and has lectured about them to other plastic surgeons. He is the only physician selected to be a participant in all 3 clinical trials being conducted in the United States on cohesive silicone gel breast implants: these include implants made by Inamed (formerly McGhan), Mentor, and Silimed.
Article provided by Steven Teitelbaum, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Santa Monica, CA
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Silicone Breast Implant Safety
Breast enlargement or augmentation began about 1959. Since then about two million women in the United States have undergone breast augmentation. The majority of those augmentations have been performed with silicone filled implants.
Article provided by Alexander G. Nein, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S. of Nashville, TN
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Important Information for Augmentation Patients about Mentor MemoryGel™ Silicone
Considerations for Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implant Augmentation.
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All About Silicone Implants: A Breast Implants USA Interview with Dr. Howard Dawkins
Interview with Dr. Howard Dawkins, Board Certified Plastic surgeon serving Raleigh and Durham, NC in reference to the recent approval of silicone implants.
Article provided by Howard G. Dawkins, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. of Raleigh, NC
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Silicone Implants: A Breast Implants USA Interview with Dr. Peter Capizzi
Interview with Dr. Peter Capizzi, Board Certified Plastic surgeon serving Charlotte, NC, in reference to the recent approval of silicone implants.
Article provided by Peter J. Capizzi, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Charlotte, NC
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FDA FAQ Regarding Newly-Approved Silicone Breast Implants
Full information regarding the FDA's decision to approve Silicone Breast Implants.
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FDA approves silicone breast implants
"For us, it's a triumph of science," Dr. Richard A. D'Amico, president-elect of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, told The New York Times.
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Plastic Surgery Societies Applaud the FDA's Decision to Approve Silicone Breast Implants
"This is a great day for American women and the plastic surgeons who care for them," said Roxanne Guy, MD, ASPS president.
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Mentor Submits Pre-Market Approval Application for Contour Profile Gel Breast Implant Products
"Our CPG implants are market leading products in every country that they are available, and we are pleased to be in a position to seek approval for these products in the U.S. as well," commented Joshua H. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer.
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Patients weigh in on silicone gel vs. saline breast implants
Results from an online survey of the experiences of women with breast implants suggest that overall, silicone gel implants are somewhat comparable to saline implants--although for natural feel, silicone scored higher.
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Saline or Silicone...how do I choose?
It is worth explaining the differences between a silicone gel-filled and a saline-filled breast implant, which is an alternative to the silicone gel implant.
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Breast Implant Comparison: Silicone Gel and Saline
Women desiring breast implants need not be discouraged that silicone gel-filled implants are not yet on the market for general use, as the results of recent research demonstrate that women with saline implants are significantly more likely to express satisfaction with augmentation than women with silicone gel-filled implants.
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Cultural shifts and rifts: cosmetic surgery, breast augmentation comes of age
Few procedures have a history as fascinating or as divisive as that of the breast enhancement.
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Editorial: Choices on Breast Implants
Editorial about choice between saline and silicone breast implants.
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INAMED Provides Update on Its U.S. Silicone Gel Filled Breast Implant Regulatory Activities and Clinical Studies
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FDA: 2005 Silicone Breast Implants FDA Hearings
The FDA advisory panel's 7-2 vote on April 13, 2005 to recommend to the FDA that Mentor's silicone breast implants be approved with conditions is applauded by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
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Silicone and Saline Implants
A brief history of breast implants and the development of saline and silicone types of implants.
Article provided by Offline of , NY
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FDA Approves The Use Of Silicone Gel Implants
I am pleased to write that after careful scientific review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of silicone gel-filled breast implants on November 17, 2006.
Article provided by Haven J. Barlow, Jr., M.D. of Fairfax, VA
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Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation is one of the most common cosmetic operations performed today. Some women who seek breast augmentation have small breasts and want to balance out their figures. Others have lost breast tissue through aging or childbirth, and some would like to correct breast asymmetry which may be congenital.
Article provided by Haven J. Barlow, Jr., M.D. of Fairfax, VA
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Options in Breast Augmentation
At Dr. Barlow's office, we offer patients two types of implants when considering breast augmentation. Mentor has provided us a comparison chart between saline and silicone-gel implants.
Article provided by Haven J. Barlow, Jr., M.D. of Fairfax, VA
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The Latest on Silicone Gel Breast Implants
You never know when the latest chapter in the saga can be called the Last Chapter, but there is a significant development recently that may shed even more light on – if not provide an epitaph to – the Silicone Gel Breast Implant Controversy that started in the early 1990’s.
Article provided by Alan Engler, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Manhattan, NY
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Implant Styles (Shapes)
Breast implants differ in shape for a number of reasons. There is no “one-size-fits-all” rule nor is there “one shape fits all” rule in breast augmentation and reconstruction. For an example, Mentor and Inamed, the two leading breast implant manufacturers, offer smooth implants, textured implants, implants with different profiles (projection), volume adjustable implants, saline filled, silicone gel filled, and double-lumen saline/gel implants.
Article provided by Joseph M. Perlman M.D., F.A.C.S. of Houston, TX
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Silicone versus Saline Implants
I am seeing more patients in my cosmetic breast surgery practice who are inquiring about silicone breast implants. Silicone implants were popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The former generation of silicone implants had a more “runny” or less viscous gel and the implant shell was thinner.
Article provided by Joseph M. Perlman M.D., F.A.C.S. of Houston, TX
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FDA Approves Return of Silicone Breast Implants
The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has issued approval with conditions to Allergan Corp. and Mentor Corp. to market silicone gel-filled breast implants in the U.S., effective immediately. The decision comes 14 years after the FDA restricted access to the devices due to safety converns. Article format is PDF. Click here to read article.
Article provided by Joseph M. Perlman M.D., F.A.C.S. of Houston, TX
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Silicone Gel Breast Implants are FDA Approved
For years even the mention of silicone breast implants caused women everywhere to cringe. Many women may still remember when the FDA pulled silicone breast implants off the market because of their tendency to rupture. Now, after more than a decade, the FDA has APPROVED the use of gel filled silicone implants.
Article provided by Tom Pousti, M.D., F.A.C.S. of San Diego, CA
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Silicone Breast Implants Approved By The FDA
Good news about breast augmentation options! On November 17, 2006, the FDA approved the use of silicone gel breast implants for all women aged 22 and over. This news comes after a 14-year period of restriction, when only breast reconstruction patients and women who already had gel implants were able to receive silicone breast implants.
Article provided by Joseph J. Fata, M.D. of Indianapolis, IN
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Silicone Gel Implants: An Early Update
As you probably already know, the FDA approved the return of silicone gel implants for general use for cosmetic breast augmentation this past November. Initially there was some reluctance on the part of our patients to consider this option over saline implants, but over the past few months the number of women choosing silicone has steadily increased.
Article provided by Joseph J. Fata, M.D. of Indianapolis, IN
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Safety of Silicone Breast Implants
Since breast implants first came on the market 30 years ago, approximately one million women in the United States have had these devices surgically inserted for reconstruction following mastectomy or breast odification to enlarge or reshape their breasts. Most are filled with a silicone gel; however; about l0% contain saline (salt water).
Article provided by Donald J. Capuano, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Rochester, NY
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Releasing Inner Beauty
Dr. Brian Buinewicz believes in recognizing the uniqueness of each individual and making each person feel special.
Article provided by Brian R. Buinewicz, M.D. of Philadelphia, PA
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Newly Approved Silicone Implants Now Available
After following studies and clinical trials to approve silicone implants for over a decade, Drs. Hall and Wrye now provide several silicone options for breast augmentation surgery. This addition to their cosmetic surgery procedures furthers Hall and Wrye’s commitment to provide the best possible service and options for their patients.
Article provided by Hall & Wrye Plastic Surgery of Reno, NV
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Silicone Gel Implants Approved for first time Breast Augmentation in the United States
The Bougainvillea Clinique is pleased to announce that the Food and Drug Administration has approved both Mentor and McGhan brand silicone gel breast implants for primary (first-time) breast augmentation. As always, our emphasis is always to provide our patients with choices in regard to their cosmetic surgery procedures.
Article provided by Jeffrey Hartog, M.D. of Orlando, FL
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Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants
Dr. Lowen is among the first surgeons to be certified for INAMED® Silicone-Filled Breast Implants
Article provided by Robert Lowen, M.D. of Mountain View, CA
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Silicone Gel Implants San Francisco
Although silicone gel have always been available qualifying women, yesterday the FDA further eased restrictions.
Article provided by Joseph A. Mele, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Walnut Creek, CA
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Orange County Breast Implants: Silicone vs. Saline
When it comes to breast augmentation a choice has to be made whether to use saline or silicone implants.
Article provided by Farbod Esmailian, M.D. of Los Angeles, CA
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