GC Aesthetics Launches New Breast Implant PERLE
GC Aesthetics Ltd. (GCA) has announced the launch of the next generation of GCA breast implants, PERLE, Medical Plastics News reports.
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Establishment Labs Celebrates 10 Years of Motiva Safety Data
Establishment Labs Holdings Inc, a medical technology company focused on women’s health, initially in the breast aesthetics and reconstruction market, announces its latest clinical data demonstrating 10 years of outstanding safety outcomes reported in women who have received the Company’s Motiva silicone breast implants.
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PopularPIP’s Silicone Implants: Setting Sail with Captain Ahab
Michael J. Sacopulos, JD, waxes poetic the potential ramifications of the PIP breast implant scandal in Europe.
New Study Examines Long-Term Aesthetic Outcomes of Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction
A new study goes against that prevailing “surgical dogma,” showing that the aesthetic and other outcomes of implant-based breast reconstruction remain stable at up to 12 years’ follow-up. Read more at newswise.com.
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FDA Updates Analysis of Medical Device Reports of Breast Implant Illness and Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a news release, provides an update regarding adverse events reported to the Agency related to breast implants. Read more about it here.
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Women Say Their Breast Implants Are Making Them Sick. Doctors and Insurance Companies Are Gaslighting Them Into Believing It’s All In Their Heads
Who should pay when a voluntary procedure goes wrong? The answer seems obvious. They’re sick, they need health care—health insurance (which, btw, they pay to have) should help them get well. Still, most insurers won’t, Cosmopolitan reports.
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The Number Of Women Having Their Breast Implants Removed Is On The Rise
Debilitating symptoms known as Breast Implant Illness are likely the cause of the rise in breast implant removal surgeries, but the medical community is divided on whether the condition is real, and unsure who’s at risk, Women’s Health reports.
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Few U.S. Women Know About Cancer That Develops Near Breast Implants: Study
There’s a low level of awareness among American women about a form of lymphoma that can occur around breast implants, a new study finds, per HealthDay.
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Thousands of Women Say Their Breast Implants Give Them Rashes, Brain Fog, and Chronic Fatigue
Tens of thousands of women say their breast implants made them sick with a condition called breast implant illness, according to Insider.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Severely Impacting the Aesthetic Implant Market, Analysts Report
Nearly one quarter of revenue from aesthetic implants in the US will be lost in 2020 due to the COVID-10 pandemic, as most procedures are considered to be elective and non-essential, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, in a news release.
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Reverse Plastic Surgery Trend Has People Removing Their Implants
There’s been a trend for something called “explant surgery” where people are choosing to have their implants removed, moms.com notes.
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Your Breast Implants And Mammograms: Are They Making It Less Effective?
Breast implants can obscure mammogram images, reducing the ability of a mammogram to pick up breast cancer. Breast implants have also been known to rupture during mammograms. It is still possible to help render your mammogram more effective, according to Longevity
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3 Women Who Removed Their Breast Implants Describe What It’s Actually Like
To get the scoop on downsizing, RealSelf spoke with three women who recently had their implants removed. They share why they did it, how the surgery went, and how they feel about their breasts sans implants.
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Most American Women Have Never Heard of Breast Implant-Related Lymphoma
Only about 1 out 7 American women have heard about breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) – an immune system cancer occurring in a small percentage of women with breast implants, according to a new survey.
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Only French Victims of Faulty Breast Implant May Claim Damages, EU Court Says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German victims of defective breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) cannot claim damages from its insurer as its policy covered only French victims, Europe’s top court said on Thursday, dealing a blow to thousands of women worldwide.
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Silicones May Lead to Cell Death
Silicone molecules from breast implants can initiate processes in human cells that lead to cell death, according to researchers from Radboud University, in a new study published in Scientific Reports.
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Meet the Man who ‘Breaks’ — and Lengthens — Legs for a Living
Cosmetic surgeon Dr Kevin Debiparshad charges clients $75,000 for limb-lengthening procedures, which can stretch patients’ limbs by up to 6 inches — using what he merely calls a “painful device,’ according to the New York Post.
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Allergan Launches Campaign To Contact Patients Who May Not Be Aware Of The BIOCELL Recall And To Improve Tracking Information For US Breast Implant Patients
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, is initiating a new digital campaign to improve device tracking and further identify and reach breast implant patients who have, or have had, BIOCELL breast implants and/or tissue expanders to inform them of the risk of BIA-ALCL.
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