21.   Implants are big business.

22.   In addition, there are penile implants, used mainly when other approaches are unacceptable or ineffective.

23.   In every case, the committee concluded, there was no convincing evidence that implants were at fault.

24.   In simple, nontechnical language, she describes what silicone implants are and what problems women have encountered in using them.

25.   Individual implants today are quite successful.

26.   Jane Kramer, a company spokeswoman, said the company did not believe that its implants were any more difficult to remove than those of any other manufacturer.

27.   Miller went ahead with the procedure but asked his veterinarian if there was an implant so Buck could look the same afterward.

28.   One way the lawyers made Dow Corning look evil was through contentions that the company knew the implants were dangerous but hid its evidence from the FDA.

29.   Other medical experts say it is simply too soon to conclude that implants are safe.

30.   Penile implants are a last resort.