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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have breast reconstruction after cancer surgery tend to be happier with the cosmetic results of silicone implants than with saline-filled ones, a study published ...

Silicone-gel breast implants may soon return to the U.S. market after an 11-year, near-total ban now that government advisers have recommended reluctantly that sales resume under very strict ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say the latest data on silicone breast implants show they are relatively safe, despite frequent complications that lead about one in five women to have the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed better warnings for women considering breast implants spelling out the risk of serious complications. The new rules are for both surgeons and ...

Dr. Scott Schell answers the question: 'Difference between silicone and saline?' — -- Question: What is the difference between silicone and saline implants? Answer: Today, the Food and Drug ...

Kimberly Moore couldn't find the body she wanted at the gym. "You can't build breast tissue," the 23-year-old Chesapeake resident said. So to go from a B-cup to a C-cup, Moore thought she had only one ...

Although extensive scientific evidence supports their safety, public concerns have persisted — leading to a moratorium on silicone implants in 1992. After thorough research found no link between ...

Try as bodacious beauties might, nothing — not even plastic surgery — lasts forever, as one doc demonstrated on TikTok. A cosmetic surgeon is going viral after revealing the stark difference in ...

Modern implants are less likely to rupture. Q. I have breast implants that are silicone. I am concerned about ruptures and other problems with them. What would you recommend me to do as far as making ...