title: The estimated frequency of cosmetic breast augmentation among US women, 1963 through 1988.
abstract: Estimates ranging from 1 to 2 million have been used to describe the number of women in the United States who have had cosmetic breast implants. Original data from a historical cohort study of women with breast augmentation were combined with simulation techniques to compute new estimates grounded on a more objective set of information and assumptions than previous attempts. It was estimated that the number of women who had cosmetic augmentation mammoplasty between 1963 and 1988 was 894,206 (range = 437,602 to 2,035,783). The number of women ever treated with cosmetic augmentation mammoplasty may be substantially smaller than previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York 101110, USA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Skovron
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garbers
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sonnenschein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toniolo
mesh_terms: D018427:Breast Implants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology