(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 ...

The largest ever study of silicone breast implants has found the devices are generally safe but associated with a slightly higher risk of a few rare diseases, a controversial conclusion that quickly ...

Women receiving silicone breast implants may be at increased risk of several rare adverse outcomes compared to the general population. Women receiving silicone breast implants may be at increased risk ...

For anyone who’s had reconstructive or cosmetic breast surgery, it’s hard not to be concerned over the Food and Drug Administration’s latest warning that textured silicone implants have been linked to ...

Although they don't look a day over 20, silicone breast implants celebrate the big five-o this year. They've had their ups and downs, even bouncing back from scandal, but the 50-year-old implants have ...

In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration — the government agency that, among other responsibilities, oversees which medicines and medical devices are available in the United States — issued a safety ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All silicone breast implants eventually require removal. The longer a person has these implants, the greater ...

Plastic surgeons and the two dominant Southern California-based makers of silicone breast implants are gearing up for what they expect will be a boom in sales of the devices. The only question: How ...

There are two general types of breast implants available in the U.S. -- saline and silicone gel. Both consist of a silicone outer shell; the difference is what's inside the implants. Saline implants ...

Breast augmentation is the most popular form of plastic surgery, but now the well-known saline and silicone implants are making way for the newer so-called Gummy Bear breast implant The Gummy Bear ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Friday it had suspended the production, sale and use of products made by Brazilian breast-implant maker Silimed after an inspection ...