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This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
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Silicone and saline breast implants with air valve for cosmetic surgery. Full view, graduated black perspex background.
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Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Three silicone and saline solution-filled breast implants, one fitted with air valve, unsigned, Europe, 2003. Supplied by Mentor Medical Limited. Used for cosmetic surgery - one for demonstration, not implant (see note).
Two different types of breast implants are shown here, one containing silicone gel and the other saline (a salt solution). Breast implants are used for cosmetic breast enlargement or for reconstructive purposes, for example for women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer.
Silicone breast implants were first introduced in the 1960s in the United States and there have long been some medical concerns over their safety. Over 10,000 women have breast implants fitted in the United Kingdom each year. These particular implants are made by Mentor Medical Ltd.
Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2003-232
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified), saline solution and silicon
- Measurements:
-
implant: 35 mm 112 mm, .18kg
implant with air valve: 40 mm x 205 mm 141 mm, .15kg
- type:
- silicone implant
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- prosthesis
- surgical implant
- credit:
- Mentor Medical Limited
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