A British biotechnology firm called AorTech was getting close to clinically testing and putting patients under trials in 2004 on what it says are the “next generation” breast implants which are supposed to be much less prone to leaking and/or rupturing and also have a much more natural feel, which is one of the biggest complaints with women with traditional saline breast implants today, that they feel hard and not real enough.

These new Elast-Eon implants could potentially take 10 percent of the $600-million-a-year global cosmetic improvement breast implant and reconstructive breast surgery market from the biggest implant maker right now, which is Mentor (last I checked at least). 

As of yet, I have not heard any news on whether the Elast Eon breast implant has made any progress as far as being approved by the FDA for sale in the US, or whether it has even been approved for use overseas in breast enlargement surgeries, since European countries seem much more lax about approving newer medical and cosmetic treatments. 

I’ll keep everyone posted of course.

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