New Silicone Breast Implant approved for Breast Augmentation
This past month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved silicone breast implants from a third manufacturer: California-based Sientra. Previously, all silicone breast implants used in US...
View ArticleResearch Targets Cancer-Fighting Capacity of Breast Implants
Two research and development projects are looking at utilizing breast implants in the fight against breast cancer. Scientists from Brown University are developing a special breast implant surface...
View ArticleBreast Augmentation’s 50th Anniversary
This year, breast augmentation turns 50. In 1962, a 30-year-old mother of six from Texas underwent the first breast augmentation procedure using breast implants, specifically silicone breast implants....
View ArticlePositive Effects of Breast Augmentation
Women report significant improvements in three very important aspects of their lives following breast augmentation. According to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, more than 80...
View ArticleChanges in Breast Enhancement and Average Size
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) recently published an informational graphic exploring the evolution of breast enlargement, average breast size and attitudes toward breast...
View ArticleLotion, Breastfeeding, and Your Breasts
Breast surgeries, including breast enlargement and breast lifts, are an effective way to refresh the appearance of your breasts and reduce the signs of aging. The secret to postponing aging breasts?...
View ArticleIs Symmetry the Key Ingredient in Beauty?
Many people talk about symmetrical faces and bodies, and our view of symmetry as being a defining characteristic of beauty. Many plastic surgeons talk about creating symmetry. In some procedures,...
View ArticleWomen Find New Way to Finance Breast Augmentation
According to My FOX Houston, some women are coming up with questionable ways of raising money for breast implants. According to FOX, some women are turning to a website that hooks up women seeking...
View ArticleCombined Breast Lift and Augmentation does not Increase Risks
For many women, sagging breasts and lost breast volume are an inevitable result of aging, pregnancy, weight loss and other life events. A breast lift restores sagging breasts to a lifted position and...
View ArticleSilicone Breast Implants Popular 6 Years after Ban was Lifted
A little over six years ago, the US Food and Drug Administration lifted a 14-year ban on the use of silicone breast implants in breast augmentation. Since then, the use of silicone breast implants has...
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