Alan M. Engler, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a board-certified plastic surgeon. He is a graduate of Yale University and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York. A Clinical Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, he is a member of numerous professional societies.
Interview with Dr. Alan M. Engler from "Aesthetic Surgery - TASCHEN"
Expect further data down the road: manufacturers will be conducting a ten-year study that tracks 40,000 women who've received implants.
There are many choices that the prospective breast implant patient has to make. Aside from who will be the surgeon, the patient has to think about what size implant she wants, what style, location (above or below the muscle), and which incision. The following discussion explores one of the most basic decisions concerning the implant style: Round or Anatomic?
You never know when the latest chapter in the saga can be called the Last Chapter, but there is a significant development recently that may shed even more light on – if not provide an epitaph to – the Silicone Gel Breast Implant Controversy that started in the early 1990’s.
While most people think that it’s because plastic materials (like silicone) are used in plastic surgery, the term was in use long before implants made of plastic were developed.
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