FDA Lifts Ban On Silicone Breast Implants

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 21: Dr. Brad Jacobs holds up a silicone implant gel (L) and a saline implant gel (R) inside of his office November 21, 2006 in New York City. The federal government approved silicone implants last week after they were banned by the government for 14 years following concerns that the implants were not safe. Averages of 300,000 women in the United States have their breasts surgically enlarged each year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 21: Dr. Brad Jacobs holds up a silicone implant gel (L) and a saline implant gel (R) inside of his office November 21, 2006 in New York City. The federal government approved silicone implants last week after they were banned by the government for 14 years following concerns that the implants were not safe. Averages of 300,000 women in the United States have their breasts surgically enlarged each year. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
FDA Lifts Ban On Silicone Breast Implants
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