Breast Cancer Survivors Fearful of New Implant Warnings
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Breast cancer survivors face another scare. Many breast cancer survivors who had their breast reconstructed with textured rather than smooth implants are now gravely concerned their reconstructed breast could give them cancer again. WHEC reported that medical device manufacturers who made the textured implants had … [Read more...]
FDA Allergan Recall Comes After Hundreds of Case Reports
Textured breast implants account for only about 5 percent of total breast implant procedures in the United States, according to the New York Times. On Wednesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued actions designed to restrict the sale and use of textured breast implants from Allergan. The FDA Allergan recall … [Read more...]
Canadian Implant Recall Contrasts Food and Drug Administration’s Stance
On Jun. 7, 2019, Health Canada provided two published articles detailing breast implant models that were being voluntarily recalled by Allergan. The Canadian implant recall took place because “Health Canada has suspended the licenses for Allergan's BioCell textured breast implants . . . , based upon the rare but serious risk of … [Read more...]
