A plastic surgeon on Hawaii can perform many cosmetic procedures, such as liposuction and breast augmentation. The breast augmentation procedure involves the use of saline or silicone gel filled implants for cosmetic reasons. When the operation is done due to tissue loss (cancer or trauma), or due to abnormal breast development for medical reasons, the operation is called breast reconstruction.
Saline and silicone gel filled implant types are both used in the US. Saline types are empty when implanted in the patient’s breasts, and they are subsequently filled with salt water (saline). As they are empty when inserted, a smaller incision is required than for silicone implants.
There have been major concerns about silicone gel implants in the US. The first US silicon gel implant procedures were in 1962, and by 1988 the Food and Drug Administration was facing reports of implant failures, and of subsequent complication and illnesses. In 1992 the FDA banned silicone gel implants for cosmetic augmentations, although they continued to be used in a number of clinical studies.
Dow Corning, the formerly leading manufacturer, found itself facing almost 20,000 legal cases in the US, and filed for bankruptcy in 1995. The federal health agencies continued with extensive studies, and concluded that there was no evidence that systemic health issues had been caused by silicone implants. The main safety issues with implants concerned the possibility of local complications.
At the moment both implant types are approved for use in the US, although the FDA ruling on patient age limits are different.
Reconstruction procedures allow both types for all women. For augmentation with saline implants, the patient must be 18 or older. With silicone she must be 22 or older. Only the silicone gel implants can suffer from silent rupture, and frequent MRI monitoring is required.
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