Breast Implants
Group Speaks Out on Safety
Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 22nd, 1995
The Women's Implant Information Network (WIIN), Irvine, California, applauded the recent decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will allow silicone envelope, saline-filled (described as silicone saline) breast implants to stay on the U.S. market pending Pre-Market Approval applications (PMAs), which are to be submitted in 1998.
The FDA's decision is a victory for women's health advocates who have urged that decisions regarding the availability of silicone saline implants be made based on valid scientific...
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