Mentor and Allergan (formerly Inamed) saline-filled breast implants are approved for: (1) reconstruction (primary reconstruction and revision-reconstruction) in women of any age and (2) augmentation (primary augmentation and revision-augmentation) in women 18 years or older. Mentor and Allergan silicone gel-filled breast implants are approved for: (1) reconstruction (primary reconstruction and revision-reconstruction) in women of any [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2009’
How are breast implants used?
Breast implants are used for: primary augmentation (to increase breast size for cosmetic reasons) revision-augmentation ( revision surgery to correct or improve the result of an original breast augmentation surgery) primary reconstruction (to replace breast tissue that has been removed due to cancer or trauma or that has failed to develop properly due to a [...]
What types of breast implants are approved by FDA?
FDA has approved four breast implants for marketing in the U.S.: In May 2000, Mentor and Allergan (formerly Inamed) received approval for saline-filled breast implants. These implants were approved for breast augmentation in women 18 years or older and for breast reconstruction in women of any age. In November 2006, Allergan and Mentor received approval [...]
What are breast implants?
Breast implants are medical devices that are implanted either under breast tissue or under the chest muscle for breast augmentation or reconstruction. There are two major types: saline-filled and silicone gel-filled. Saline-filled breast implants are silicone shells that are either prefilled or filled with saline during surgery, and some of these allow for adjustments of [...]
