History of Breast Implants and the Food and Drug Administration

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-21

  Spear, Scott L ^a   Parikh, Pranay M ^a   Goldstein, Jesse A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast augmentation; Breast implants; FDA; Regulation; Silicone gel

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BREAST IMPLANTS; DEVICE APPROVAL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; SILICONE GELS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 56849104744     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2008.07.007     Document Type: Review

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