Table of Contents: Safety of silicone breast implants /

Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants.
Other Authors:	Ernster, Virginia L., Herdman, Roger.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Institute of Medicine, ©2000.
Subjects:	Breast implants > Complications. Silicones > Toxicology. Mammaplasty. Safety. Breast Implants > adverse effects. Silicones > adverse effects. MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology. HEALTH & FITNESS > Women's Health.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=23496

Table of Contents:

Silicone chemistry
Implant catalogue
Silicone toxicology
Reoperations and specific local and perioperative complications
Immunology of silicone
Antinuclear antibodies and silicone breast implants
Epidemiological studies of connective tissue or rheumatic diseases and breast implants
Silicone breast implants and cancer
Neurological disease and its association with silicone breast implants
Effects on pregnancy, lactation, and children
Silicone implants and breast imaging.