Use of Silicone Breast Implants in Southern California – Beverly Hills & Los Angeles

The November 17th 2006 Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the use of Mentor and Allergan (Inamed Corporation) silicone breast implants in the United States has raised many questions among women in Southern California, especially those in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.

Prospective Los Angeles breast augmentation patients want to know if they can now receive silicone gel-filled breast implants, and if so, what types of silicone breast implants are available? And what are the potential adverse effects or concerns?

Candidates for Silicone Breast Implants

• Only women of 22 years of age and older can have silicone breast implants for breast augmentation or enlargement.
• Women of all ages can now qualify to have silicone implants for breast reconstruction.

Contraindications for Use of Silicone Breast Implants

Breast implant surgery should not be performed on:

• Women with active infection anywhere in their body
• Women with existing cancer or pre-cancer of their breast who have not received adequate treatment for those conditions
• Women who are currently pregnant or nursing

You should also know that silicone gel-filled breast implants have not been clinically tested on women with:

• Autoimmune diseases such as lupus or scleroderma
• Conditions that could interfere with wound healing and blood clotting
• A weakened immune system (such as women receiving immunosuppressive therapy)
• Reduced blood supply to the breast tissue
• Radiation to the breast following implantation
• Clinical diagnosis of depression or other mental health disorders, including body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders (Please discuss any history of mental health disorders prior to surgery)

About the Author

Dr. Sean Younai is a board certified Southern California plastic surgeon who receives patients at the California Center for Plastic Surgery (www.beautifulfigure.com or www.beautiuflself.com )from surrounding cities, such as Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Burbank, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Pasadena, Glendale, Valencia, Palmdale, Fresno, and Oxnard. Dr. Younai receives patients from the Northern California region as well.
When reviewing our Web site, you can also read about the cost of breast augmentation as well as view many before and after pictures of women who have had saline or silicone breast implants.
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