Update On FDA Final Guidance
October 2, 2020 Dear Valued Partner, Last week the U.S. FDA issued its final guidance for labeling recommendations for breast implants, to help ensure women receive and understand information
World-renowned Pepper Pike plastic surgeon, research team release study on breast implant illness
A local, world-renowned plastic surgeon and a team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University just released the largest
Letter To Physicians From American Society Of Plastic Surgeons Regarding Allergan Biocell Textured Implants
Dear ASPS member: On July 24, Allergan issued a voluntary worldwide recall of its BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue
Allergan Recalls BioCell Textured Implants Worldwide
Allergan has been working diligently with the FDA, and our internal marketing department to gain approvals to offer an updated replacement warranty for those
Textured breast implants are being recalled over a link to cancer. Here’s what to know if you have them
Textured breast implants made by Allergan were recalled globally this week after the US Food and Drug Administration reported an
NPR: Allergan Recalls Textured Breast Implants Linked To Rare Type Of Cancer
Allergen has announced a global recall of textured breast implants that are linked to a rare type of cancer, at the request of the Food and Drug Administration. “Biocell
Should I be concerned about getting breast cancer from my implants?
Q. I just heard that you can have cancer from breast implants. Is that true?
A. There is a type of cancer associated with breast implants, but
INSIDE EDITION – Women March In DC To Get Textured Implants Recalled
MAR 25, 2019 – A growing sisterhood say they suffered painful and life-threatening symptoms from their textured breast implants, and now they want the U.S. government to ban
CBS NEWS – FDA weighs possible cancer risks of textured breast implants
FROM CBS NEWS – Mar 26, 2019 – The FDA is meeting for a second day to address the possible risks of breast implants. The agency reported last fall that 457 cases of cancer have
March 2019 – Volume 143 – A Review of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
This is a balanced look at the reality and science of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.
Rare cancer linked breast-implant used by millions-women lymphoma
“A type of breast implant used by millions of women around the world is under scrutiny after French surgeons were advised to stop using it because of a potential link with a rare kind of cancer. Textured breast implants have been linked with anaplastic large cell...
NBC News Investigation: Textured Breast Implants
According to NBC News, “When Michelle Forney’s breast started swelling and itching, doctors told her she had mastitis, a common infection, and treated her with antibiotics. When she discovered that she, in fact, had a rare form of lymphoma and that it was probably...
Rare Cancer Linked with Breast Implants may be Underreported
In a Penn State news article dated 10/18/2018 and entitled Rare Cancer Linked with Breast Implants may be Underreported, Misunderstood, reporter Katie Bohn writes, “ A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians...
Breast implants cancer risk – THE INDEPENDENT
“A type of cancer linked to breast implants has been diagnosed in more women, according to a statement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)… Nine women have died from the rare cancer that affects the immune system, a known risk from breast implants that was...