an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed
a foreign object inserted into the body for cosmetic purposes (Webster)
a heat-cured, solid silicone shell filled with salt water or saline The possibility of the salt water-filled implant leaking exists
an envelope of silicone, filled with silicone gel or saline solution, or both
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a prosthesis used in plastic surgery to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breasts (known as breast augmentation) or to reconstruct the breast (for example, after a mastectomy, or during male-to-female sex reassignment surgery)
a rubber shell filled with either silicone gel, hydrogel or a salt-water solution known as saline
a sac (implant shell) of silicone, a rubber-like substance that is surgically implanted under your chest tissue
a sac (implant shell) of silicone elastomer (rubber), which is surgically implanted under your chest tissues
a sac of rubbery silicone elastomer, which is placed under the chest tissues through an incision in the nipple or the breast itself
a sac of silicone elastomer that is either filled with
a silicone elastomer (rubber) shell filled with a salt-water solution known as saline
a silicone shell complete with either silicone gel or a salt
A rubberized sac filled with saline or silicone gel that is surgically implanted to increase breast size or restore breast shape after mastectomy.
Sac of synthetic material--saline or silicone--that is surgically placed under the pectoral muscle to replace the removed breast mound.
Special type of prosthesis filled with saline or silicone. It is surgically placed on the chest wall to form a breast mound after mastectomy.
a manufactured, silicone, rubber sac which is filled with sterile saline or silicone gel that is used for either breast augmentation or reconstruction.
A soft, silicone envelope with various fillers that can be placed in the body for simulated breast tissue.
a silicone rubber shell filled with either silicone gel or inflated with a saline solution used to enlarge the breast
A silicone gel-filled or saline-filled sac placed under the chest muscle to restore breast shape.
a silicone shell filled with either silicone gel or saline that is used in cosmetic surgery to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breasts, or to reconstruct the breast.
a sac used to increase breast size or restore the contour of a breast after mastectomy. The sac is filled with silicone gel (a synthetic material) or sterile saltwater (saline). Because of concern about possible, but as yet unproven, side effects of silicone, these implants are now available only to women who agree to participate in a study in which side effects are carefully followed.
A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a woman's breasts (known as breast augmentation) for cosmetic reasons, to reconstruct the breast (e.g. after a mastectomy or to correct genetic deformities), or as an aspect of male-to-female sex reassignment surgery. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is the third most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. In 2005, 291,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed.http://www.plasticsurgery.org/news_room/press_releases/2005-procedural-stats.cfm 10.2 Million Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures in 2005.
