This week in 1992, The Food and Drug Administration imposed a virtual ban on the sale of silicone-gel breast implants over safety concerns.  KY3 News' Lisa Eisenhart (now president of the CoxHealth Foundation, the fundraising arm of the health care company in Springfield) reported on the moratorium.

   The implants first went on the market in 1962, before the Food and Drug Administration required proof that all medical devices be safe and effective.  Thirty years later, they were banned amid concerns about their safety.

   In November 2006, silicone-gel breast implants were allowed to be sold again.  The government lifted its 14-year ban on the implants, despite lingering safety concerns.

   USA Today reported in 2006, "The twin approvals came with conditions, including a requirement that the companies complete 10-year studies on women who have already received the implants to study leaks, as well as begin new decade-long studies of the safety of the devices in 40,000 women.

   To read the entire USA Today report, click here.