As panic grips Europe in the wake of the Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implant scandal, growing numbers of women are choosing to have these faulty and potentially toxic implants removed. PIP implants were manufactured with industrial silicone
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Despite the recall, women are having difficulty receiving a proper diagnosis, leaving them scared, anxious, and potentially at risk of developing advanced stage cancer, BuzzFeed News reports.
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Inspired by her sewing experience, Houston Methodist plastic surgeon Aldona Spiegel, MD, invented the FlexHD Pliable PRE, an internal dermal brassiere, to improve post-mastectomy breast reconstructions, according to TMC News.
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Imagine being told you have cancer. Then the feeling that you brought it on yourself by having cosmetic surgery. It’s the stark reality for a growing number of women being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer caused by textured breast implants, Women’s Health shares.
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Two German companies have paired up on the development of a technology that could disrupt the breast implant market, MD+DI reports.
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Surgeon Edwin Wilkins, MD, a professor of plastic surgery at Michigan Medicine, explains what you need to know about the new breast implant recommendations from the FDA, in this news release from Michigan Medicine.
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Allergan’s textured breast implant recall has created a flurry of confusion for patients. Here’s what to ask your healthcare team to make the most informed decisions, Everyday Health advises.
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Breast implant monitoring is important to patients, advocates, physicians and even manufacturers. That’s why Allergan is backing the Aesthetic Society creation of the Patient App, FiercePharma reports.
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In a commentary about textured breast implants, published Oct. 23 in JAMA Surgery, Terence M. Myckatyn, MD, a professor of surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, recommends smooth-surfaced breast implants for cosmetic and reconstructive patients in his practice.
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According to allegations raised in a product liability lawsuit filed against Allergan, McGhan Style textured breast implants caused a woman’s breast to swell to three times its normal size, and resulted in the diagnosis of a rare cancer that is increasingly referred to as breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), AboutLawsuits.com reports.
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Allergan Plc said on Wednesday it was recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders across markets, citing concerns over a rare form of cancer, after the U.S. health agency asked the drugmaker to pull the products.
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MENTOR Worldwide LLC has introduced a tissue expander with a smooth surface to its line of CPX4 Breast Tissue Expanders in the United States.
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MTF Biologics expands its portfolio of innovations for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction with the launch of an acellular dermal matrix (ADM) designed specifically for pre-pectoral breast reconstruction procedures: FlexHD Pliable PRE.
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Allergan plc announces it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Natrelle Inspira Cohesive breast implants, the latest entry in the “gummy” category of implants.
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Breast implants with smart chips are now available in Europe and the UK.
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AMSilk’s Implant BioShield-S1 has been shown to reduce the side effects associated with implants in preclinical studies.
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