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Creation of Patient-Specific Silicone Cardiac Models with Applications in Pre-surgical Plans and Hands-on Training
Published on: February 10, 2022
[Breast implants and silicone: silicone crisis' history]
1Clinique de chirurgie esthétique, 45, rue Goethe, 67000, Strasbourg, France. gh.muller@wanadoo.fr
Abstract:
In 1992 the FDA declared a moratorium on silicone implants, after a fight with the manufacturers. This moratorium extended world wide and lasted differently among the different countries. In Europe, France was the most troublesome about this problem. It took 8 years of actions against several civil servants and at least a trial at the "Council of State" could succeed in 2000 and brough back the silicone implants to the market in 2001.
