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Breast implants are silicone- or saline-filled prostheses placed within the breast tissue or chest muscle to enhance breast size, fullness or shape. Breast augmentation has been legally practiced in the United States since the early 1960s, and numerous people have been thrilled with the outcome. However, there are also many women who... more »
If you are one of the thousands of women who are not satisfied with the shape of their chest, you may have considered getting breast implants. Silicone breast implants are the most popular type of implant. But before you sign up for this cosmetic surgery, make sure you know the risks and potential benefits of the procedure. more »
If you are thinking about getting breast implants, you need to worry about more than just the cost and dangers of the surgery. Like anything you buy, breast implants can deteriorate over time if you don't take care of them. In order to keep your best implants looking good, you must provide them with adequate support and skin care. more »
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. more »
Alternatives to breast implants will always be marketable, whether they work or not. Though breast implant surgery is safer than ever and relatively affordable, as cosmetic surgeries go, infection, complications from anesthesia, and less than satisfactory aesthetic results are always possible. Considering the seriousness of these... more »
Reasons for breast surgery can vary from cosmetic to medically necessary. Regardless of the...
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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons suggests that the average national rate of breast implants costs $3,000 to $4,000, however, that figure... more »
Breast augmentation with the help of breast implants is a way to achieve fuller, perkier breasts. It can also help women who have lost their... more »
When you have breast implants, you need to understand that you will probably have to have them redone at some point in your lifetime. How long... more »
Breast implants are used by women that seek breast augmentation for cosmetic purposes or reconstruction after surgery. more »
Silicone breast implants are one type of implants used for breast augmentation. Studies on their safety are being conducted but certain risks do... more »
A breast implant is a prosthesis used to alter the size and shape of a womans breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons, to reconstruct the breast (e.g. after a mastectomy or to correct congenital chest wall deformities), or as an aspect of male-to-female sex reassignment surgery. Pectoral implants are a related device used in cosmetic and reconstructive procedures of the male chest wall. A breast tissue expander is a temporary breast implant used during staged breast reconstruction procedures. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. According to data collected by the American Society of Plastic Surgery, in 2007, 307,230 breast augmentation procedures were performed in the U.S., a 12% decrease compared to the previous year. This decrease has been associated with the financial challenges posed by a struggling economy. Despite the decrease, however, breast augmentation surgeries remained as the number one surgical cosmetic procedure performed in the U.S.
There are two primary types of breast implants: saline-filled and silicone-gel-filled implants. Saline implants have a silicone elastomer shell filled with sterile saline liquid. Silicone gel implants have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel. Several alternative types of breast implants had been developed, such as polypropylene string or soy oil, but these are no longer manufactured.
History
Implants have been used since at least 1895 to augment the size or shape of womens breasts. The earliest known implant was attempted by Vincenz Czerny, using a womans own adipose tissue (from a lipoma, a benign growth, on her back). Gersuny tried paraffin injections in 1889, with disastrous results. Subsequently, in the early to mid-1900s, a number of ot read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast+implant
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