breast implants - the standard of beauty

Beauty is an aesthetic consideration. The Ancient Greeks saw a strong connection between mathematics and beauty.

Women are notorious for self criticism relating to their bodies. Women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy beauty...such as cosmetics, new clothes, diet aids and implants.

All these efforts are being made for achieving the Barbie-doll proportions. Breast implants typically replace or enhance and increase the size of a female's breast.

Silicone gel chest implants were invented by the plastic surgeons Thomas Cronin and Frank Gerow in the early 1960's. This silicone gel implant was developed into a commercial product by Dow Corning in 1962.

Chest implants were once filled with silicone gel, but it was banned in 1992 due to health risks. The Federal Drug Administration reported that silicone was linked to connective tissue diseases, such as arthritis and lupus.

As a result, chest implants were modified to silicone bags filled with saline.

Saline implants are shaped and sized according to the desired appearance.

As with most body modifications that require surgery, implants have associated health risks. Common risks include pooling of serum or blood, blood clots, infection, prolonged swelling, rupture, and loss of sensation. Cosmetic problems can also occur, such as rippling of the skin or undesired settling.

Currently the world is surrounded by unnatural big-breasts, skinny women creating a false standard.

Despite of the slogans from the plastic surgery industries, self-confidence is something that a manufactured body part could never provide. Confidence is in our mind not in the eyes of the people that watches us.