I am 21 years old and I previously asked a question about where I could go to get Silicone Breast Implants. Some doctors told me that it is illegal in the U.S. while others told me that it is legal but I would not be under the implant warranty.I want to know which is right. If it is illegal then obviously I will not do it. However, if I can get them now, even if without the warranty, I will.Thanks for your time, Sara
September 1, 2015
Answer: Silicone implants are FDA approved for women over the age of 22.
As of November of 2006, women over the age of 22 years old are eligible to receive silicone breast implants under the guidelines established by the FDA. This requires you to review and complete prepared materials and informational brochures.
You are almost there. Unfortunately, a board certified PS will not give you silicone implants until you are over the FDA approved age.
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September 1, 2015
Answer: Silicone implants are FDA approved for women over the age of 22.
As of November of 2006, women over the age of 22 years old are eligible to receive silicone breast implants under the guidelines established by the FDA. This requires you to review and complete prepared materials and informational brochures.
You are almost there. Unfortunately, a board certified PS will not give you silicone implants until you are over the FDA approved age.
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August 4, 2009
Answer: Illegal breast implants Sara, Great question. I've dealt with this once before. This patient was 21 as well and came to visit me from out of town. Because she had almost no breast tissue at all, it was clearly the better implant to use (silicone) for many reasons. I sent her off to return to me in a year. Needless to say, she came back with really big saline implants that just didn't look right, but she made all of the choices and signed all of the paperwork. I may be wrong, but it seems that all that paperwork is not necessarily intended to protect the patient. I think that some would do your surgery with silicone implants despite FDA recommendations because its not illegal. This is an elective cosmetic procedure and those are the product recommendations. Although I don't think the FDA necessarily makes all logical choices, their intention was originally meant to protect patients. Making you sign a series of consents where you accept all blame doesn't seem right to me but you won't struggle to find someone that's perfectly fine with it. I don't regret not having done this patient's surgery, in fact, she's already talking to me about switching them out for a different size. My suggestion is for you to talk to your plastic surgeon and see what he recommends. If he tells you to wait and you bonded with him and trust him.. you should probably wait. Keep us posted on what you ended up doing, I'd be very interested in knowing.
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August 4, 2009
Answer: Illegal breast implants Sara, Great question. I've dealt with this once before. This patient was 21 as well and came to visit me from out of town. Because she had almost no breast tissue at all, it was clearly the better implant to use (silicone) for many reasons. I sent her off to return to me in a year. Needless to say, she came back with really big saline implants that just didn't look right, but she made all of the choices and signed all of the paperwork. I may be wrong, but it seems that all that paperwork is not necessarily intended to protect the patient. I think that some would do your surgery with silicone implants despite FDA recommendations because its not illegal. This is an elective cosmetic procedure and those are the product recommendations. Although I don't think the FDA necessarily makes all logical choices, their intention was originally meant to protect patients. Making you sign a series of consents where you accept all blame doesn't seem right to me but you won't struggle to find someone that's perfectly fine with it. I don't regret not having done this patient's surgery, in fact, she's already talking to me about switching them out for a different size. My suggestion is for you to talk to your plastic surgeon and see what he recommends. If he tells you to wait and you bonded with him and trust him.. you should probably wait. Keep us posted on what you ended up doing, I'd be very interested in knowing.
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