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Natural Breast Implants

Diana Oprean Thursday 1st January 1970

The implant methods used by modern breast reconstructive and cosmetic surgery rely on artificial implants consisting of bags of silicone or saline solution. Silicone saline solution implants, however, have not presented a strong safety record, since there were many cases of rejection or rupture of the implant. Not to mention that they tend to lose their shape after a few years, thus not being suitable for lifetime use. Silicone saline solution implants, however, have not presented a strong safet…

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