Introduction

Clare bowsit 60 years since silican breast in plants have been used in cosmetic surgery. In 20 12, i spoke to the american woman who was the first to have the operation. It's springtime, 19 62, and a young woman from houston, texas is getting an awful lot more attention than she's used to. The obliging surgeons were frank gera and thomas cronan. They were keen to try out a new implant they'd been working on in 19 61. Clare bowit: "I don't think i really get the full results of them till i went out in the public"