Category Archives: breast implants
Two years ago, reports of defective silicone breast implants manufactured by PIP (Poly Implant Prothèse) prompted authorities to halt production of the devices. The breast implants are said to have a very high failure rate and a non-medical type of … Continue reading
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is at it again, grandstanding and campaigning against his latest enemy—breast augmentation. It may come as a shock that it’s the work of plastic surgeons and not some foreign leader that’s drawn his attention this time, … Continue reading
Breast implants are not designed to fail. In fact their durability is quite impressive, as the picture depicts. They must be able to withstand years of everyday life and the occasional mammogram. Yet they can fail. A recent study of … Continue reading