Silicone breast implants were pulled off the market in 1992 amid concerns that leaks from the implants could lead to cancer or autoimmune disease. Five years ago, revamped products returned to the ...

Silicone breast implants have made a big comeback in cosmetic procedures, a little more than six years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifted its ban on most use of the devices. In 2012, ...

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 ...

Jan. 10, 2007 — -- When the Food and Drug Administration lifted the 14-year moratorium on silicone breast implants in mid-November, many believed that the move would have women rushing to their ...

One month after the FDA approved the return of silicone gel-filled breast implants to the U.S. market, a European study is raising new concerns about their safety. Researchers in Austria have ...

WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration expert panel voted narrowly yesterday against allowing silicone-gel breast implants back on the market for general use, saying available scientific data was ...

Modern implants are less likely to rupture. Q. I have breast implants that are silicone. I am concerned about ruptures and other problems with them. What would you recommend me to do as far as making ...

Thicker shells and stickier silicone make today's silicone-gel breast implants less prone to break and leak than versions sold years ago, Inamed Corp. argued Tuesday in asking the government to end a ...

(Reuters Health) - Women with silicone breast implants may have a higher risk of certain medical problems than women who don't get implants, but more research is needed to get a complete picture of ...

Although breast implants don’t actually expire, they aren’t guaranteed to last a lifetime. The average saline or silicone implants may last anywhere from 10 to 20 years. However, many are removed ...