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Review Papers

Breast Implants A Review

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Pages 158-165 | Published online: 14 Mar 2016
 

Abstract

Breast implants have been used for about four decades for both reconstructive and aesthetic purposes. In 1963, the quality of the artificial implants was revolutionized by the introduction of the silicone gel-filled implant. Since, this modern prosthesis has gone through an evolution of change and improvement with several types of devices with many variations and styles within each class.

Actually, for the last three decades, approximately one million women have received silicone breast implants in the USA. But, in 1992, the American FDA banned silicone from the market, leaving saline implants as the only product generally available as an alternative until now.

Other filler materials were introduced, but have never progressed beyond the experimental stage in the USA (in contrast with Europe).

The evolution of the different implants through time, with their advantages and disadvantages will be discussed, but also the controversy on silicone implants in the USA and their suspected association with systemic diseases.

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D. Van Zele

D. Van Zele Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic surgery Surgery of the hand and Burncenter University Hospital Sart Tilman B-4000 Liège, Belgium

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