See more information about the safety of silicone and silicone gel-filled breast implants. Find out more about some of the many uses of silicone in breast implants, as well as other devices used in the human body.
Silicone is a highly versatile substance that has many medical uses. Different types of silicone have been used for decades in a variety of medical devices, such as pacemakers and artificial joints.
Silicone gel-filled breast implants are among the most extensively studied FDA-approved medical devices in existence. In the United States alone, Allergan has examined the safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants in more than 80,000 women.
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved silicone gel-filled breast implants after reviewing a vast amount of scientific data. These data consisted of results from extensive preclinical testing, four years of data on 715 women from Allergan's Core Clinical Study, and a European study that evaluated implant rupture prevalence rates beyond 10 years1. In addition, countless published, peer-reviewed studies and research support the safety of silicone and silicone gel-filled breast implants. The FDA also considered in their decision the opinions of advisory panels made up of outside experts.
1 Hedén, P., et al. 2006. "Prevalence of rupture in Inamed silicone breast implants". Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 118:303-8.
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