Silicone Breast Implants near Maine, Vermont, and Boston, Massachusetts

In 1992, due to a lack of information about their safety, the United States Food and Drug Administration put a moratorium on the use of silicone breast implants. Serving Boston, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, and the greater Northeast, Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center is now able to offer silicone breast implants as part of a safe, FDA-approved study designed to gather more information. To learn more, click on the links below.

Why Choose Silicone Breast Implants?
Are Silicone Breast Implants Safe?
Who is Eligible for the Study?

Why Choose Silicone Breast Implants?

Silicone is closer in texture to actual breast tissue, so silicone breast implants tend to have a more natural feel and tend to move in a more natural way. Saline breast implants are prone to rippling, causing wavy indentations to appear along the bottom of the breast. This rippling effect is much less likely to occur with silicone breast implants. If you are in Boston, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, or another area near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, contact Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center. Dr. Lawrence N. Gray will be happy to explain the advantages and disadvantages of silicone breast implants.

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Are Silicone Breast Implants Safe?

When the FDA halted the use of silicone breast implants in 1992, it was not due to any proven dangers associated with them. It was simply due to a lack of information about their safety. There was some suggestion that, in the rare case of a leaking implant, silicone gel was linked to a variety of medical problems. Silicone gel implants have now been studied for over a decade since the FDA called for a suspension of their use, and researchers have still found no link between health problems and silicone breast implants. Patients from Boston, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, and other parts of New England often come to Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center to have breast augmentation with silicone breast implants as part of a safe study that has been approved by the FDA.

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Who is Eligible for the Study?

If you wish to participate in the study of silicone breast implants at our office near Boston, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont, you must:

• Be 18 or older for primary augmentation.
• Be able to return yearly for a check-up on your implants and complete the paperwork as required by Silimed.
• Be aware that this is a 10-year ongoing study.
• Have no active infection in your body.
• Not be pregnant.
• Not be nursing at the time.
• Not be claustrophobic, as you may be required to have an MRI scan at random sometime during the 10-year program. Chances that you will be selected are low, but it’s possible.

Contact Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center to schedule a consultation with Dr. Lawrence N. Gray about silicone breast implants. Serving residents in Vermont, Maine, Boston, and throughout Massachusetts, our practice can help you achieve the shape you desire.

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