manufacturers, conducted a study of the medical complications suffered by breast implantation surgery patients. In March 2000, at a Food and Drug Administration presentation, the Mentor report indicated that 43 per cent of patients with saline breast implants reported medical complications occurring within three years of the surgery; moreover, 10 per cent of that percentage group complained of capsular contracture. Sources Section on Complications from the FDA Breast Implant Consumer Handbook - 2004. Most of the above text was copied verbatim from this public domain source. Safety of Silicone Breast Implants. Institute of Medicine National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 2000. Breast Augmentation and Breast Implants Information Website - ImplantInfo by Nicole Breast Augmentation Surgery Risk & Complications Website - BreastAugmentation101 References Plastic surgery Breast Implants (medicine)