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FDA endorses 2d firm on silicone implant sales

Inamed gave agency more safety data after its rejection in April

By Diedtra Henderson
Globe Staff / September 22, 2005

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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday told a second manufacturer it is willing to approve wider sales of its silicone gel-filled breast implants, which are expected to return to the US market by year's end. (Full article: 532 words)

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