Chemical and physicochemical properties of the high cohesive silicone gel from Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast prostheses after explantation: A preliminary, comparative analytical investigation

► PIP breast implants has been implanted in at least 300,000 women in the world ► PIP breast implants have shown high rate of rupture ► An explanted PIP implant show unbalanced viscoelastic properties ► Lack of high-cohesive properties in PIP due to a low degree of crosslinking ► Concerns from the potential spread of LMW silicones due to implant bleeding or rupture.