Breast Implant Facts & Figure

Here are some Random Facts About Breast Implants:

* In 1994 women with ruptured silicone breast implants were denied health insurance coverage.

* In 1968 a study was done on silicone. One of the experiments consisted of a dish full of silicone and some cockroaches. The cockroaches went over to the dish and never got more than a few inches away from the dish before dying.

* In 1992, 32,607 women had breast augmentation,jumping to 132,378 in 1998.

* Sixty percent of women who had breast augmentation in 1998 were between the ages of
19 and 34. Just over one-third were between the ages of 35 and 50.

* Nov. 17, 2006 — After 14 years, silicone breast implants will once again be available to women in the United States. The decision by the Food and Drug Administration makes silicone implants available to all breast reconstruction and revision patients, as well as women 22 years of age and older seeking cosmetic breast enhancement.