Implant factory adjusts to silicone rule
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070121/ap_on_he_me/apn_breast_implant_factory"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070121/capt.bc0089e6b9b3490fb6358656dbb5b0d8.breast_implant_factory_dn102.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=yN0aqWRsKWR0PntEF7GFWQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A silicone gel breast implant is shown at Mentor Corp. manufacturing facility in Irving, Texas, Dec. 11, 2006. The recent FDA approval of silicone implants _ ending a 14-year virtual ban _ has far-reaching ramifications in Texas, home to the nation's only breast implant manufacturing facility and anecdotally known as one of the augmentation capitals of the United States. All made-in-the-U.S.A. breast implants start here _ at a 145,000 square foot factory located in an industrial office park near the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)" border="0" /></a>AP - In many spots, the factory looks like an especially clean industrial kitchen. Workers are covered from head to toe in surgical scrubs. Stacked on stainless steel rolling trays are mounds of various sizes and shapes, all resembling risen pizza dough.</p><br clear="all"/>