Breast Augmentation

Paper Summary:

This paper explores the reasons women choose to have breast augmentation surgery and presents clinical research about the safety of the implants. The paper traces the history of this cosmetic surgery, citing its use for reconstruction following mastectomy. The paper explains that ssome women choose to have breast augmentation for cosmetic reasons and discusses the types of implants are considered and their safely risks examined. The author concludes that breast augmentation may have health risks that could affect breast tissue. The author further suggests that more conclusive research is needed in the field to determine if women with a family history of breast disease should have breast augmentation for solely cosmetic reasons.

From the Paper:

"The desire to look beautiful is inherent and has thus forced many women to resort to plastic and other kind of cosmetic surgeries. Breast augmentation is one procedure which has gained rapid acceptance and popularity among looks-conscious women and in 2004 alone more than 330,000 women and teenage girls underwent this surgery mainly for augmentation purpose while 35,000 had to resort to breast implants after mastectomy. [1] The number of women seeking breast implant surgery has tripled since 1997. [2] But it is not known how many of these women are actually undergoing surgery for the very first time since many of them are those who have had breast implants and sought second or third surgery to correct various complications connected with this procedure. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Statistics on Cosmetic Surgery. American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), Inc., 2003. Available: www.plasticsurgery.org.
• Statistics on Cosmetic Surgery. American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), Inc., 2003. Available: www.surgery.org.
• The FDA's Regulation of Silicone Breast Implants: A Staff Report Prepared by the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee, December 1992. Available: www.info-implants.com/BC/0028.html.
• Breast implantation--quest for safety and quality. [Editorial] New England Journal of Medicine 1997 March 6; 336(10):718-719.
• Brown SL, Middleton MS, Berg WA, et al. Prevalence of rupture of silicone gel breast implants revealed on MR imaging in a population of women in Birmingham, Alabama. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2000; 175: 1057-1064.

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