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NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /XInhua PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has approved Allergan's INAMED(R) Silicone-Filled Breast
Implants for use in breast augmentation, reconstruction and revision surgery
in the United States.
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Until today, INAMED(R) Silicone-Filled Breast Implants were only
available in the U.S. to women seeking breast reconstruction and revision
surgery through clinical studies. The approval is a significant development
for women in the United States who now have the same options that women in
more than 60 countries have had for the last 25 years.
Silicone gel-filled breast implants are among the most studied medical
devices in existence, with thousands of peer-reviewed and published reports
on studies, including robust epidemiological studies supporting their safe
use. The safety of INAMED(R) Silicone-Filled Breast Implants is supported by
the company's extensive pre-clinical device testing, their use in
approximately 1,000,000 women worldwide and nearly a decade of U.S. clinical
experience involving more than 80,000 women.
For more information about INAMED(R) Silicone-Filled Breast Implants,
please visit http://www.breastimplantstoday.com/.
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NEWS INCLUDES:
* The availability of INAMED(R) Silicone-Filled Breast Implants for all
women in the United States considering breast implant surgery
* The unprecedented array of breast implant options available through the
unique INAMED(R) Matrix of breast implant options
* The scientific evidence that validates the safety of silicone gel-filled
breast implants
* The evolution of silicone gel-filled breast implants since the 1970s
* Allergan's commitment to physician and patient education about breast
implant surgery
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SOUNDBITES:
* Scott Spear, M.D., F.A.C.S. Chairman, Department Of Plastic Surgery,
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Past President, American
Society of Plastic Surgeons (2005)
* Christine M. Rodgers, M.D., F.A.C.S., plastic surgeon, breast cancer
survivor
* Terry Heide, breast cancer survivor/reconstruction patient
B-ROLL INCLUDES:
Sound bites of physicians and breast reconstruction patients; footage of
silicone gel-filled breast implant manufacturing; safety testing footage;
Allergan's unique INAMED(R) Matrix of breast implant options; footage from
Allergan, Inc.'s campus and a street scene of women in a crowd.