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SCLERODERMA AND SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS

Rheumatology, 1994
A 43-yr-old caucasian female presented in July 1992 with an explosive onset of diffuse scleroderma following general anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery. Her environmental exposures included silicone breast prosthetic surgery and silica exposure, both preceding development of scleroderma. She was DR5-negative, DRw52 positive.
H J, Englert, G B, Howe, R, Penny, P, Brooks   +3 more
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Silicone Breast Implants: Pathology

Ultrastructural Pathology, 1997
Questions as to the bioreactivity of silicone breast implants (SBIs) have recently been intensely scrutinized, most notably by the media and legal system. Pathologists must be aware of the controversy and treat each SBI and associated tissue as a potential lawsuit.
D S, Raso, W B, Greene
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Silicone Breast Implants and Breast-Feeding

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1994
Breast implants made of silicone material have been used for three decades. It is estimated that by 1989 between 850 000 and 1 million women received these implants (60% for cosmetic reasons, 40% for reconstruction) (R.R. Cook, oral communication, 1994). There are no data on the incidence of breast-feeding in these women.
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Silicone Breast Implants and Platinum

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2007
Platinum, in a specific form, is used as a catalyst in the cross-linking reactions of the silicone gel and elastomer in breast implants. After manufacture, it remains in the devices at low-parts-per-million levels. Potential concerns have been raised as to whether this platinum might diffuse from silicone breast implants into the body and result in ...
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Silicone breast implants: complications

British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1997
Silicone breast implants have been used for augmentation mammoplasty for cosmetic purposes as well as for breast reconstruction following mastectomy for more than three decades. Though the use of the silicone gel filled variety has been banned in the USA except for special cases, they continue to be available elsewhere in the world including the UK ...
F C, Iwuagwu, J D, Frame
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Transumbilical Silicone Implant Breast Augmentation

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2023
Summary: In transumbilical breast augmentation (TUBA) with prefilled silicone implants, technical challenges remain to accommodate more implant options and dissection planes. The authors aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of TUBA using various types of prefilled silicone implants (TUSBA) and its applicability for subglandular,
Wen-Chi, Huang, Ming-Feng, Tsai, San-Tsun, Yang, Shu-Hsien, Chen, Kuang-Wen, Ou, Kwang-Yi, Tung, Wen-Chen, Huang, Chia-Meng, Yu   +7 more
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Imaging breasts with silicone implants

European Radiology, 1999
Over the last two decades, the use of breast implants both for breast augmentation and for breast reconstruction following mastectomy has increased substantially. It is estimated that around two million women have undergone breast augmentation, while hundreds of thousands have had breast reconstruction surgery.
E, Azavedo, B, Boné
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Silicon, Silicone, and Breast Implants

Pediatrics, 2002
To the Editor .— More than 200 000 breast implant augmentation procedures have been performed annually in the United States in recent years, most on teenagers and young women of reproductive age.1 As a result, many nursing mothers have breast implants—all composed at least in part of silicone.
J. H. Lee, D. Zuckerman
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Breast-Feeding and Silicone Implants

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2007
Despite the overwhelming advantages of breast-feeding, there is a persistent concern that maternal exposure to chemical contaminants may result in contamination of breast milk and have an effect on the child's growth and development. A parallel concern regarding lactation in women with silicone implants over the past years has led to confusion and ...
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Evaluation of Breast Silicone Implants

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America, 2013
While clinical evaluation of breast implants and their complications can identify capsule contracture and rupture of saline implants, the identification of silicone implant failure is best accomplished by silicone specific protocols for MRI with orthogonal acquisition. Such imaging can also help resolve other clinical problems.
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