9. Are implant materials used in cosmetic procedure safe? What is the current consensus regarding silicon breast implants and is it safe?

Implants used is cosmetic procedure come in different material or composition (Silicon, Gortex, Marlex, and Collagen etc.)  and physical form (solid, liquid, smooth of rough) depending on the type of procedure it will be use. There are several qualities and characteristics that implants must have, before it can be considered safe for use in any medical or surgical procedures. A good quality implant must be biological compatible to human tissues, don’t have any toxic and allergenic reaction, produces no foreign body inflammatory reaction to the body, resistant to in-growth microorganism, non deformable,  can be easily removed when need. Most of the implants use for cosmetic procedure nowadays are able to fulfill these strict criteria. However, their use should be guided by clinical study and your surgeon’s experience.

Breast implant is the only implant material in the field of cosmetic surgery that had been given too much attention and criticism.  Because of the increased in demand and interest for breast enhancement and the need for a good quality breast implant, Silicon Breast Implants had been the subject of a lot of clinical study. It was initially thought, that Silicon Breast implant may cause or stimulate illness like soft-tissue auto-immune diseases and breast cancers. However, clinic study involving thousands of breast-augmented patients showed, that Silicone Breast Implant does not causes any medical illness and is safe for use in cosmetic and reconstructive breast procedures, and in mid 2007, the US-FDA approved its use.