Is silicone safe?

Following a scare in the US in the 1980’s, thousands of women who had used silicone breast implants were studied to see whether a link existed between silicone breast implants and breast cancer or auto-immune (your body attacking itself) diseases. No link was found.

To date, silicone remains the safest prosthetic material in use in medicine. All prostheses, including hip / knee replacements, contain silicone, as well as replacement heart valves. Other implant filling materials have not fared so well, and most of them have been withdrawn from the market.

To feel absolutely sure that you are informed on silicone breast implants, we would ask you to please read the Government’s health review on silicone breast implants at www.silicone-review.gov.uk. We would be pleased to answer any of your questions regarding silicone breast implants and direct your search towards relevant publications. 

To read a report on silicone breast implants by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, visit www.mhra.gov.uk/mhra/BreastImplants