April 9th, 2008
Ban on Silicone Breast Implants Lifted
A 1992 silicon ban on silicone breast implants by the FDA (Food and Drug was finally lifted. This is awesome news for woman, since it will not only benefit women who are seeking cosmetic surgery, but also women who need breast reconstruction after having breast cancer surgery.
The FDA banned this type of implants because of health concerns that weren’t based on anything. The implants were still available for FDA-approved clinical trials. However, the lack of a scientific
study to prove the health concerns combined with several studies that proved that there was no relation of the diseases with silicone leakage resulted in the lift of the ban.Because of the higher quality of silicone comparuddy to saline, silicone implants are expected to have a several increase thcoarse this year. However, even though the ban was lifted, the FDA is requiring a few conditions such as having training before being able to carry the procedure.
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