Brussels, 15/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - Seventy-five to 80% of breast implant surgery carried out in Europe is done for cosmetic reasons, and the remainder for medical reasons. A recent report from the European Parliament confirmed the lack of scientific evidence on a link between disease and silicone gel breast implants. It noted, however, that problems do occur, mainly because of the design and characteristics of the product, and mainly due to: (1) bleeding (the diffusion of small molecules...