As noted in our previous blog, gummy bear breast implants have long been anticipated, partly because it was believed they would be safer, but also some believed they might give better results. Looking at the results of the pre-approval clinical studies and comparing the results of the Sientra gummy bear breast implants with previous studies of Mentor silicone gel breast implants, it seems the results…

When breast implants were first invented 50 years ago, there was only one manufacturer, one model, and only three sizes: 210 cc (about 7/8 cup), 270 cc, and 340 cc. The 340 cc model was nicknamed “The Burlesque,” and its inventors thought it would only be used “in very large women or certain burlesque queens or strippers desiring an exaggerated augmentation,” according to remarks they…

With Kansas University in the championship game for the NCAA men’s tournament tonight, attention has turned not only to the men of Kansas University, but to the women, with the twitter hashtag #KUBoobs spiking in popularity among Jayhawk fans and men everywhere. In the twitter trend, female KU fans are supposed to take pictures of their breasts in a KU t-shirt. Nudity is not encouraged,…

When breast implants were withdrawn from the market temporarily, it was to investigate a possible link between silicone and breast cancer. Research has shown that there is no link, but now breast implants are being designed to go one better. Not only will breast implants not cause cancer, they may prevent it. New breast implants are being designed to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer…

With the NFL draft coming next month, it’s time to start thinking about football again, and for men and women fans of the Philadelphia Eagles it’s also time to think about the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders, too. Cheerleader tryouts are in progress, with the semi-final round taking place this week. As ambassadors for the NFL and representatives held up as an ideal of feminine beauty, cheerleaders…

Statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), one of two major plastic surgery organizations in the US, shows that breast augmentation has lost its briefly-held title as the most popular plastic surgery procedure in the US, falling to number 2 in 2011, after liposuction. According to the ASAPS statistics, there were about 9.2 million cosmetic procedures performed in the US last year, including surgical and…

On March 9, the FDA announced its decision to approve the marketing of a third silicone gel breast implant. This new breast implant is manufactured by Sientra, Inc, and is approved for breast augmentation as well as breast reconstruction. This new silicone gel breast implant is, like the other silicone gel breast implants, approved for placement in women age 22 or older. The breast implants…

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first silicone gel breast implant surgery, performed in March 1961 by Houston plastic surgeon Frank Gerow. The patient, Timmie Jean Lindsey, originally went to the surgeon to have a tattoo of roses removed from her cleavage. Gerow mentioned the possibility of breast augmentation. Lindsey had not considered the possibility of reshaping her breasts, but like many mothers,…

We have alluded to Christina Hendricks and her bosomy frame before, but we have never dignified the claim made by some experts in the UK thatshe was responsible for a rise in breast augmentation in that country. Instead, Hendricks has been a model for women’s acceptance of their own bodies, a message that becomes clearer when you know her story, which she shared with the…

British retailer Debenhams released its second annual survey of the best beach bodies, and confirmed that, as a rule, our friends across the pond prefer curvaceous figures. Respondents this year selected Marilyn Monroe, while last year they chose Raquel Welch for the title of “Best Beach Body of all time. The survey took answers only from female shoppers, with 14,000 women surveyed last year, and…