The first implants ever, explained #implants #plasticsurgery
8 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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Robert Whitfield MD traces silicone breast implants from the first surgery in 1962 in Houston to today's fifth-generation designs. Early implants had thick shells and loose gel; newer ones are form-stable and highly cohesive. Implants over 10 years old carry higher rupture risk, and breast MRI is the best way to check for it, though it sometimes misses ruptures.
Questions this video answers
1962, Houston, Texas.
Dr. Cronen and Dr. Jro.
Highly cohesive, form-stable implants ("hochkohäsive, formstabile").
Dedicated breast MRI (specialisierte Brust-MRTs).










