[Are silicone breast prostheses dangerous?].

Since 1964 silicone breast prostheses have been implanted in 5 million women for breast reconstruction after cancer operations, to correct congenital deformities and for cosmetic reasons. There is no evidence in the literature of a correlation between silicone implants and breast cancer. Some authors claim that silicone implants reduce the reliability of mammography. Autoimmune diseases in patients with silicone mammary implants are reported in less than 40 cases. Most of these are localized or systemic scleroderma. An association with silicone implants has been suggested, but this suggestion has not been confirmed by scientific data.