Just when I thought I had reviewed all of the known issues relating to silicone breast implants, from the risk of autoimmune disorders to breast feeding, one appears that I not yet heard of…..the risk of platinum toxicity. The metal, platinum, is used as a catalyst in the cross-linking reaction of the silicone gel Read More…

An exhaustive amount of investigations have been done relating to the health of women who have had silicone breast implants. Little work has been published on a more obscure, often not thought about, but very relevant issue…..do silicone breast implants have an any adverse effects on children born to mothers who have had breast implants? Read More…

  Since silicone breast implants have been re-introduced into the commercial marketplace in the United States in late 2006, most of the women seeking breast augmentation are not aware of the tremendous controversy with their predecessors fifteen years ago due to their age. Generally, only patients over the age of 40 would likely remember the Read More…

  While not commonly asked, one of the first questions a potential breast augmentation should ask is…does the breast implant interfere with being able to detect breast cancer? Since breast cancer in the United States affects one in 11 women during their lifetime, this is a fairly important question. As breast augmentation procedures continue to Read More…

  Now that silicone breast implants are back for breast augmentation, they are rapidly becoming the preferred implant over saline for primary breast augmentation. Due to their more natural feel, lack of implant rippling, and lower risk of detectable implant failure, they now represent 90% of implants that I put in for breast augmentation. One Read More…