Allergan announces Health Canada grants medical device license to its two silicone-filled breast implant product lines

Mar, ON, Oct. 20, 2006 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) -- Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) today announced that the company has been granted a medical device license with conditions by Health Canada to sell and market its INAMED(R) Silicone-Filled Breast Implants, including the INAMED(R) Round, Smooth and Textured Silicone-Filled Breast Implants and INAMED(R) Style 410 Shaped and Textured Silicone-Filled Breast Implants, for use in breast augmentation, reconstruction and revision surgery.

"This regulatory milestone is significant for Canadian women seeking breast implant surgery because they now have more options - the same options that women today have in more than 60 countries around the world," said Kevin Skule, President and General Manager, Allergan Canada. "In addition, by approving these products, Health Canada is acknowledging the vast body of scientific evidence supporting the safety of our products."

The INAMED(R) Silicone-Filled Breast Implant product line has been available to women outside Canada and the United States for more than 25 years. Health Canada approved the INAMED(R) Round, Smooth and Textured Silicone-Filled Breast Implants and the INAMED(R) Style 410 Shaped and Textured Silicone-Filled Breast Implants. The INAMED(R) Style 410 matrix is the next innovation in breast implant technology, utilizing a highly cohesive silicone gel that allows the breast implant to closely mimic the dimensions of the natural breast and has an innovative implant design that helps meet patient needs.

"As a plastic surgeon, I am frequently asked by my patients about silicone gel-filled breast implants. Having reviewed the clinical studies that support the approval of these products, I am very encouraged that Health Canada has appropriately approved their use, giving me greater flexibility to meet my patients' needs," said Dr. Frank Lista, plastic surgeon and Past President of the Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

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