Silicone Gels, Induction of Plasma Cell Tumors, and Genetic Susceptibility in Mice: a Call for Epidemiologic Investigation of Women With Silicone Breast Implants

Silicone Gel Breast Implants

Antipolymer antibodies in Danish women with silicone breast implants.

OBJECTIVE To use a new immunologic assay to evaluate antipolymer antibody (APA) levels among women with silicone breast implants (SBIs). METHODS Women (n = 186) were identified through Danish population-based registers and categorized into six groups defined by prior breast surgery (silicone breast implantation/breast reduction/no breast surgery) and by the presence or absence of a prior hosp...

Silicone breast implants and breast feeding.

The information provided is taken from various reference sources. It is provided as a guideline. No responsibility can be taken by the author or the Breastfeeding Network for the way in which the information is used. Clinical decisions remain the responsibility of medical and breastfeeding practitioners. The data presented here is intended to provide some immediate information but cannot replac...

The Safety of PIP Silicone Breast Implants

Silicone Breast Implants and Neurologic Disorders

Close to 700 articles can be found in the medical literature relating illness to silicone gel implant mammoplasty. Most of these articles are case series or single case reports describing autoimmune disorders (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, or lupus erythematosus) in women with silicone gel implants. An estimated one to two million women have these devices implanted. Several recent ar...