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Eleven years after most silicone-gel breast implants were prohibited, government advisers recommended on Wednesday that the ban be lifted despite lingering questions about safety and durability. But ...

Silicone breast implants were pulled off the market in 1992 amid concerns that leaks from the implants could lead to cancer or autoimmune disease. Five years ago, revamped products returned to the ...

One month after the FDA approved the return of silicone gel-filled breast implants to the U.S. market, a European study is raising new concerns about their safety. Researchers in Austria have ...

The longer silicone implants in, the more likely there'll be complications. June 22, 2011— -- Silicone gel-filled implants are not lifetime devices, and the longer they're in the body, the more ...

Plastic may not be so fantastic. A large new analysis has found that silicone breast implants are associated with a host of serious diseases and complications, but some regulators say the findings are ...

Even without visible rupture, silicone breast implants release particles that trigger an immune response and activate markers associated with autoimmune diseases. This is revealed by a groundbreaking ...

More women are seeking out a breast implant one doctor calls the "gummy bear." May 21, 2012— -- Like kids in a candy store, more women are seeking out a type of silicone breast implant that one ...

Thirteen years after most silicone-gel breast implants were banned, federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a manufacturer’s request to bring them back to the U.S. market, citing ...

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