Review Shows Gel Breast Implants Risk Free
Review Shows Gel Breast Implants Risk Free
October 25, 2007 -
The first review in almost a decade regarding the health effects of cosmetic breast implants, found that women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants don’t have a higher risk of cancer.
Researchers Review Breast Surgery Risks
The review was led by Joseph McLaughlin, professor of medicine at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Loren Lipworth, the associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt-Ingram.
The two researchers analyzed the epidemiological evidence on the safety of breasts implants and addressed various non-cancer outcomes.
They reportedly found no association between silicone breast implants and other health complications.
Few implantable medical devices have been investigated for safety hazards more excessively than silicone gel-filled breast implants, explains McLaughlin. The evidence is clear that implants are not linked to serious disease.
Past Reports Implied Risks of Implants
In 1992, the use of silicone implants were banned by the FDA after the agency claimed that there was a lack of evidence that they were safe.
However, when McLaughlin and Lipworth analyzed studies, documents and data from over the years, they found that even though the sensitivity of mammography may be reduced by the implants, there is no evidence that this makes patients more vulnerable to cancer.
This evidence was the same used by the FDA when they lifted the ban on silicone gel-filled breast implants in 2006.
More than 300,000 women are choosing to have breast implants every year in the United States and these studies document the safety of the implants and the techniques utilized by plastic surgeons, says Lipworth.
(Source: Vanderbilt News)
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