SILVER SPRING, Md., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An FDA report released today provides more information about the safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants, approved in 2006 for breast augmentation in women 22 years or older and for breast reconstruction in women of any age.
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The report includes preliminary safety information from follow-up studies of women who received the implants. The report also draws from recent scientific publications and adverse events reported to FDA.
FDA also provides other information on both silicone gel-filled and saline-filled breast implants:
- A redesigned website on breast implants at www.fda.gov/breastimplants
- A booklet that highlights the most common problems that occur with breast implants and things to consider before having breast implant surgery at www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/BreastImplants/UCM259894.pdf
- Two videos (one for women and one for health care providers) on a small but increased risk of a rare type of cancer called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in women with breast implants at www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/BreastImplants/ucm239995.htm
Learn more about breast implants and the FDA report at
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm259825.htm
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SOURCE U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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