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BREAST IMPLANTS 

DEFINITION:   “Procedures performed for aesthetic enhancement of the breasts which may be undertaken electively or following surgery to correct a pathology.” (Magill’s Medical Guide: Health and Illness)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         Are breast implants dangerous? 

·         Do breast implants cause illness in otherwise healthy women?

·         Is there a relationship between breast implants and cancer?

·         Why do women want breast implants?  Is it primarily for cosmetic reasons?

·         Why did the FDA take silicone-gel breast implants off the market? Should the ban be continued?

·         Should all breast implants be banned until they can be proven safe?

·         Discuss the Dow Corning settlement.

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Mammaplasty—popular works; Silicones—Toxicology; Breast implants—Complications Mammography; Surgery, plastic   

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Gale Encyclopedia of  Surgery	REF RD 17 .G34
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine	REF RC 41 .G35

 

AVAILABLE AT REFERENCE DESK:

Issues & Controversies :  "Breast Implants Update" 9/22/06 p. 373-380

Magill’s Medical Guide: Health & Illness 

Opposing Viewpoints: Cosmetic Surgery

                               

STATISTICS:  National Clearinghouse of Plastic Surgery Statistics: http://www.plasticsurgery.org/public_education/Statistical-Trends.cfm

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Issues & Controversies

CQ Researcher

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons	http://www.plasticsurgery.org/public_education/procedures/index.cfm
FDA Consumer	http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/BreastImplants/default.htm
Medline Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastreconstruction.html

PBS Frontline: Breast Implants On Trial

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/implants/

 

CITING YOUR SOURCES:

University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources Links

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