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Breast Implants as a Preventive Factor

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After a large number of patients with silicone breast implants worldwide had been evaluated [2, 9], it was concluded that such implants were not carcinogenic. This allowed for experimentation with rats to determine the benefits and potential risks associated with implants. By means of a high-precision monitor, temperature measurements were obtained from 100 silicone-implanted rats. These measurements then were divided into various groups to compare the reaction of their implanted and nonimplanted mammary glands at different hormone levels. The temperature measurements were analyzed and compared. Dysthermia was detected in the skin area immediately overlying the implant. The results also demonstrated that at high hormone levels, implants act as neutralizing agents. By contrast, glandular alterations with severe signs of anisocytosis and anisokoryosis were observed in nonimplanted glands.

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The authors wish to thank the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the National University of La Plata, School of Medicine.

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  1. International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 45 Lyme Road, Suite 304, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA

    N. Vincent

  2. Sociedad Argentina de Cirugía Plástica Estética y Reparadora, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    N. Vincent & L. Barletta

  3. Sociedad de Cirugía Plástica de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    N. Vincent

  4. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    M. Laguens

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Vincent, N., Barletta, L. & Laguens, M. Breast Implants as a Preventive Factor. Aesth Plast Surg 32, 739–742 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-008-9181-3

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