Silicone Breast Implants

Silicone Breast Implants are described by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as silicone shells prefilled with silicone gel that are surgically inserted "under breast tissue or under the chest muscle for breast augmentation or reconstruction." 

Websites

 * US FDA - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/

Other SourceWatch Resources

 * Beauty and the Breast
 * Confidence Game: Burson-Marsteller's PR Plan for Silicone Breast Implants