Implant Breast

Let’s face it – most of us weren’t born with quite the body we would have imagined, but thanks to medical advancements, improvements are available. Are you considering breast implants? Women across America are thrilled with their breast implants, boosting their confidence and self-esteem.

Breast implants can improve the way your body looks and how you feel about your body. Just one cup size can make you feel that much sexier. Breast augmentation can make the breast larger and [...]

The November 17th 2006 Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the use of Mentor and Allergan (Inamed Corporation) silicone breast implants in the United States has raised many questions among women in Southern California, especially those in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.

Prospective Los Angeles breast augmentation patients want to know if they can now receive silicone gel-filled breast implants, and if so, what types of silicone breast implants are available? And what are the potential adverse effects or concerns? [...]

The first documented attempt to augment (enlarge) the breast happened 119 years ago. For the first 68 years, breast augmentation was attempted by direct injection with materials, including paraffin, fat, and free silicone. These attempts led to disastrous consequences including infection, hard breast lumps, deformity, fat absorption, fat necrosis, and chronic inflammatory reactions. Removal was difficult, sometimes leading to measures as drastic as mastectomy. After the invention of the mammogram, these injections were found to create artifacts that made cancer screening more difficult. For these reasons, direct injections of the breast were abandoned by most plastic surgeons in the US. Free silicone injections into the breast for augmentation still continued in many other countries into the latter part of the 20th century, however.

Commercially-made breast implants were first available in the US in 1958, and over 200 different implant types and designs have been made since then. Experts estimate that 60% of these were silicone gel filled implants with the exception of 1992-2006, when the FDA moratorium was in place. During this time, saline-filled implants dominated the market. Dow Corning dominated the implant market for the first 30 years, but over 15 other companies made breast implants during the 1980s.

Although Congress gave the FDA authority to regulate medical devices in 1976, breast implants had been “grandfathered in,” and few of the products underwent rigorous testing in clinical trials prior to sale on the open market. Regulation of breast implants did not occur until 1991, when the FDA asked companies to submit premarket approval applications. As a result, the implant industry was caught blind sided when the FDA demanded comprehensive data with a 90-day deadline for completion of all safety studies. [...]

It is extremely common for women to be dissatisfied with the size and shape of their breasts. Breast enhancement (known technically as Breast Augmentation Mammoplasty) involves placing an artificial implant into the breast so as to increase the size of the breast and to produce an amount of uplift where necessary. Breast enhancement is by far the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure requested by women.

Why Have Breast Enhancement Surgery?

Whatever you might have heard to the contrary, other than surgery, there is no other method of increasing breast size evenly, safely and permanently.

The only generally accepted method to increase the size of the breast is to insert an implant into a space created behind your own breast. It is the size of this space (determined by your own anatomy) along with your own wishes, that determines the size of breast implant employed.

The Latest Generation of Silicone Breast Implants

Breast implants have come a long way since their inception. Modern implants are extremely safe, and you’ll be surprised at how incredibly strong they are. At many consultations, you will be able to see, feel and even try on recommended implants during initial consultation.

So What Is Silicone?

Silicones are in fact man-made molecules (polymers) that are widely used in numerous skin and hair products; in processed food and food packaging; in most baby foods; in many medicines, syringes and most other types of medical implants. Consequently every day:

• We absorb silicone into our body through our skin
• We ingest it in our food~It is fed to children
• We feed it to our children~We absorb it from the food we consume
• We may even inject it directly into our blood stream~It might even be injected into our bodies [...]

The most popular cosmetic surgery today is breast implants. Breast implants may be used to augment a smaller chest or for reconstruction after breast cancer. Before seriously considering breast implants, a person should understand the different types of breast implants and what to expect before, during and after breast implant surgery.

Saline Breast Implants

Most popular type of breast implants in the United States is the saline breast implant. However, saline breast implants are not popular throughout the rest of the world. Saline breast implants are most popular in the U.S. due to the regulations on silicone breast implants. Silicone breast implants have been highly regulated due to rumors and suspicions regarding the health risks surrounding them. [...]