Women Having Better Sex Through Breast Surgery?
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Most women who undergo breast enhancement surgery do so to feel better about themselves.One of the fringe benefits, according to a survey conducted by RealSelf.com, is that many women with implants or breast lifts …
‘Gummy Bear’ Breast Implants: The Future of Breast Augmentation Surgery?
Dr. Grant Stevens, a plastic surgeon in Marina Del Rey, Calif., coined the term, “gummy bear breast implant” for a type of silicone implant. (ABC News)(LOS ANGELES) — Like kids in a candy store, more women are seeking out a type of silicone breast imp…
FDA Approves Third Silicone-Gel Breast Implant
Stockbyte/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has conditionally approved a new silicone-gel breast implant, HealthDay reports. The implant, manufactured by Santa Barbara-based Sientra, can be used for breast tissue reconstruc…
Surgeon Gave Teen Daughter Breast Implants
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A California plastic surgeon is keeping it in the family by performing multiple cosmetic procedures on his own young daughters.Dr. Michael Niccole, founder of the CosmetiCare Plastic Surgery Center in Ne…
Founder of French Company Behind Breast Implant Scandal Arrested
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(PARIS) — The founder of a French company allegedly behind a breast implant scandal that has jeopardized the health of tens of thousands of women has been arrested.According to officials, Jean-Claude Mas, 72, was det…
Founder of French Company Behind Breast Implant Scandal Arrested
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(PARIS) — The founder of a French company allegedly behind a breast implant scandal that has jeopardized the health of tens of thousands of women has been arrested.According to officials, Jean-Claude Mas, 72, was det…
30,000 French Women Urged to Remove Rupturing Breast Implants
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(PARIS) — French authorities are reportedly urging 30,000 women to remove potentially life-threatening, rupturing breast implants.The concerns are that the implants, supplied by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), used an unauthorized sil…