DALLAS, March 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nearly 75 percent of women say they'd be "very" or "constantly" concerned about "silent" or unknown ruptures of silicone gel breast implants, according to ...

CINCINNATI, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Michael Leadbetter is one of several plastic surgeons around the nation participating in high resolution ultrasound (HRUS) technology to help their ...

The FDA has recently completed a study on the health effects of ruptured silicone gel breast implants. The study was published in a recent Journal of Rheumatology. FDA conducted this study because of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I received silicone-gel breast implants a few years ago. After six months or so, I began to have strange symptoms, including joint pain, fatigue and terrible hives. The condition got ...

EDWARD MELMED is a surgeon in Dallas. THE FRIDAY before Thanksgiving, all U.S. plastic surgeons received a congratulatory e-mail from the principal manufacturer of breast implants. “Let’s toast this ...

WASHINGTON -- Thirteen years after most use of silicone-gel breast implants was banned, the government reopened emotional debate Monday on whether to lift the restrictions -- despite lingering ...

There’s no understating the disappointment felt by manufacturers of silicone gel breast implants, plastic surgeons -- and of course many women -- when the federal government voted in January to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The government will continue its decade-plus ban on most silicone gel breast implants for now, health officials announced Thursday, saying they still have serious questions about how often the devices ...

Gummy bear breast implants are one of the options available for breast augmentation. The term “gummy bear” is actually a nickname for these teardrop-shaped, gel-based implants. They’re known to retain ...