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The Allergan Breast Expander is a medical device used to assist surgeons with breast reconstruction, typically after mastectomy following breast cancer. The device works by slowly expanding the tissue to allow for the insertion of a breast implant during reconstruction.
An implanted defibrillator, a larger medical device than a pacemaker, prevents death from cardiac arrest. If the patient suffers a life-threatening loss of function in the lower chambers of the heart, the defibrillator shocks the heart into renewed function. Defibrillators also incorporate pacemaker functions, such as slowing a too-rapid heart beat or increasing the rate of a heart beating too slow. The implanted device also presents certain risks, some of them inherent in the normal function of the device, others created by a defective implantation and others still by defects in the device itself.
Breast implants are a highly requested cosmetic-surgery procedure, and females as young as 16 have been known to get breast implants. Although the purpose of them is often purely aesthetic, getting implants is a serious surgical procedure that comes with several health risks.
Since the introduction of breast implants, there has been much confusion about the safety involved. Most women are more concerned about possible rupturing and leakage of the implants. Overall, implants are considered to be safe--but just like any medical procedure, implants have risks. Silicone implants were approved by the FDA in 2006.
