Implant decision.Implant Decision: Inamed Corp., based in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , may become the first company to return silicone breast implants Breast Implants Definition Breast implantation is a surgical procedure for enlarging the breast. Breast-shaped sacks made of a silicone outer shell and filled with silicone gel or saline (salt water), called implants, are used. to the U.S. market since a 1992 ban after the device won the backing of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee. The panel voted 9-6 to recommend that the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approve the implant, with several conditions. |
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