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 ...

Plastic surgeons and the two dominant Southern California-based makers of silicone breast implants are gearing up for what they expect will be a boom in sales of the devices. The only question: How ...

Suggested Citation: "10 Neurological Disease and Its Association with Silicone Breast Implants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Safety of Silicone Breast Implants. Washington, DC: The National Academies ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say the latest data on silicone breast implants show they are relatively safe, despite frequent complications that lead about one in five women to have the ...

She finally has answers for her illness. The post Inside Brandi Glanville’s Mission To Remove ‘Illegal’ Breast Implants That ...

FDA on Friday approved the use of silicone breast implants manufactured by Santa Barbara-based Mentor and Irvine-based Allergan for breast reconstruction and cosmetic breast augmentation, but the ...

The 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' alum believes she also had a parasite "in my face having babies" while dealing with ...

WASHINGTON — Women pleaded with the government on Tuesday to continue a ban on most silicone gel breast implants, telling of years of pain and suffering they blame on leaking devices. As many as 46 ...

Textured silicone breast implants, generally believed safe, can result in immune-related complications, including cancer. Every year, about 400,000 people in the United States receive silicone breast ...

NEW YORK - For the first time in nearly 10 years, silicone implants are back on the market for cosmetic surgery. The FDA is authorizing a manufacturer to make silicone implants available for primary ...

(Reuters Health) - 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 ...

Induction or promotion of malignancies of the breast or other organs by silicone implants has been the subject of studies and comprehensive reviews with negative findings. Individual case reports have ...