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History and Development of Breast Implants

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The first breast implants were created by Cronin [1] in 1962, and after that there was a big evolution in them. The initial concern was to find a biocompatible sort of material: properly tolerated by the body and also inert. In 1958, Scales [2] proposed a review of the criteria needed for implant considering biocompatibility:

  • No chemical activity

  • No physical transformations when in contact with the body

  • No stimulus to inflammatory reactions or foreign material

  • Not being carcinogenic

  • Able to stand mechanical forces

  • Easy to produce at considerable low cost

  • Able to be sterilized

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

    Mario Rietjens

  2. Breast Unit, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal

    Marco Aurélio da Costa Vieira

  3. Breast Unit, Our Lady of Grace Hospital and Positivo University Medical School, Curitiba, Brazil

    Cícero Urban

  4. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Visnu Lohsiriwat

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  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

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Rietjens, M., da Costa Vieira, M.A., Urban, C., Lohsiriwat, V. (2019). History and Development of Breast Implants. In: Urban, C., Rietjens, M., El-Tamer, M., Sacchini, V.S. (eds) Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62927-8_35

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