Editing Breast augmentation (section)

====Silicone-gel breast implant====
The modern [[breast implant|prosthetic breast]] was invented in 1961, by the American [[Plastic surgery|plastic surgeons]] Thomas Cronin and Frank Gerow, and manufactured by the [[Dow Corning Corporation]]; in due course, the first augmentation mammoplasty was performed in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of Breast Aesthetics |url=https://polytech-health-aesthetics.com/en/blog/article/history-breast-aesthetics/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=polytech-health-aesthetics.com |date=19 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> There are five generations of [[medical device]] [[technology]] for the breast-implant models filled with silicone gel; each generation of breast prosthesis is defined by common model-manufacturing techniques.