Before You Get Implants | Breast Implant Information
Are they safe?
The FDA has approved silicone gel breast implants but only for women who are 22 or older. And because of serious concerns about safety, the FDA is requiring implant makers to study 80,000 women with breast implants for 10 years.The FDA has approved saline breast implants made by two manufacturers, Inamed (also called McGhan or Allegan) and Mentor. The FDA has approved silicone gel breast implants made by those same two companies, and also by Silimed. All breast implants can cause problems, but breast implants made by other companies haven’t been tested for safety and are not allowed to be sold in the U.S. If you get implants made by other companies in other countries, they may be more likely to break or cause problems
