Natrelle Silicone Breast Implant Follow-Up Study: Demographics, Lifestyle, and Surgical Characteristics of More Than 50,000 Augmentation Subjects

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 137; no. 1; p. 70
• Main Authors: Singh, Navin, Picha, George J, Murphy, Diane K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Breast Implantation - adverse effects; Breast Implantation - methods; Breast Implants; Demography; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Implant Capsular Contracture - epidemiology; Life Style; Mammaplasty - methods; Middle Aged; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Failure; Risk Assessment; Silicone Gels - pharmacology; Sodium Chloride - pharmacology; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States; Young Adult; United States

A large, multicenter, 10-year observational study is being conducted to compare the long-term safety and effectiveness of Natrelle silicone breast implants with saline implants or national norms. Study baseline data and surgical characteristics are reported here. Women seeking primary augmentation,...