The big chill in breast implants after the silicone scare has thawed. ... Lured by ads and friends with curvy new bust lines, women are paying $5,000 to $7,000 for saline implants, ...

Saline and silicone implants for breast augmentation achieve a similar look and are both FDA-approved. We review the pros, cons, cost, and safety of both types of implant materials.

Plastic surgeons and the two dominant Southern California-based makers of silicone breast implants are gearing up for what they expect will be a boom in sales of the devices. The only question ...

“Saline breast implants have an outside shell composed of silicone, and the inside is filled with salt water or saline through a small port,” says Dr. Glenn Vallecillos, a plastic surgeon in ...

In an examining room at his Park Avenue office, he fired off his saline-implant bullet points: (1) Don't ­expect a onetime procedure; (2) the ­devices wear out, typically at 10 years; (3) five ...

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma. It’s likely most people are unfamiliar with this rare type of cancer, but that’s about to change. The disease has now been linked to breast implants, raising ...

Learn the differences between “gummy bear” breast implants and traditional silicone- and saline-based alternatives, as well as their benefits and possible drawbacks.

Silicone implants come pre-filled with silicone gel that is thicker and feels more like natural breast tissue as compared to a saline implant. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

Say what you will about breast implants — and people have spoken volumes over the past three decades — they are as much a part of modern American culture as, well, Barbie, Marilyn Monroe, the ...

IRVING — At the nation's only factory for saline and silicone implants, plant manager Andrew Tymkiw is serious about the big business of making bigger breasts. "It's not cocktail-party talk ...