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 ...

WASHINGTON – The government ended a 14-year virtual ban on silicone-gel breast implants Friday despite lingering safety questions, making the devices available to tens of thousands of women who have ...

Thicker shells and stickier silicone make today's silicone-gel breast implants less prone to break and leak than versions sold years ago, Inamed Corp. argued Tuesday in asking the government to end a ...

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 ...

In response to Paul Harasim’s April 1 article, “Silicone or saline argument goes on,” about the recent approval of silicone breast implants by the FDA: After 14 years of study, including 80,000 women ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Millions of people across the country have breast implants. Some in the Orlando area have contacted 9 Investigates with claims that their implants made them sick. Their symptoms were ...

Silicone gel breast implants will not be allowed back on the market for general use because they have not been proved safe over the long term, the federal government said yesterday. The rejection, ...

The Food and Drug Administration reaffirmed its position that silicone-gel breast implants are “safe and effective for their intended use,” an FDA official said Wednesday, although the agency is ...

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 (AP) - The government ended a 14-year virtual ban on silicone-gel breast implants Friday despite lingering safety concerns, making the devices available to tens of thousands of women who ...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration, rejecting the recommendation of its advisory panel, refused Thursday to lift its restrictions on the use of silicone gel breast implants, saying more ...

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 ...