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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approves Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants for Use in Breast Augmentation, Reconstruction and Revision Surgery

Allergan, Inc.
2006-11-22 19:05 3584

****FDA APPROVAL***BREAKING NEWS*******FDA APPROVAL***BREAKING NEWS***

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

FORMAT: B-Roll with Soundbites

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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.

Source: Allergan, Inc.
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