Allergan recalls textured breast implants linked to rare cancer
More than 500 cases of implant-associated lymphoma have been linked to textured implants worldwide, and most of the implicated devices were made by Allergan, the FDA said. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - July 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laurie McGinley Source Type: news
FDA Takes Action to Protect Patients from Risk of Certain Textured Breast Implants; Requests Allergan Voluntarily Recall Certain Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders from Market
SILVER SPRING, Md., July 24, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took significant action to protect women from breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) by requesting that... Devices, FDA, Product Recall Allergan, BIOCELL, Textured Breast Implant, Tissue Expander (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - July 24, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Allergan Voluntarily Recalls BIOCELL(R) Textured Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders
Global Action Follows Notification of Updated Safety Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Does Not Recommend Removal or Replacement of Textured Breast Implants in Asymptomatic Patients
Smooth and MICROCELL® Breast Impl... Devices, Product Recall Allergan, BIOCELL, breast implant, tissue expander (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - July 24, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Breast Implants Tied to Rare Cancer Risk Recalled
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 -- Allergan ' s textured breast implants will be recalled due to their link to a rare cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
Following a request from the FDA, the company will proceed with a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 24, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nigeria: Beware of 'Breast Implant Illness,' Experts Warn Women
[Premium Times] Globally, women get breast implants - usually insertion of silicone-gel into the breast - as part of reconstruction after breast cancer or mastectomy. However, insertion of these implants has increasingly become common for cosmetic reasons. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 24, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Surgeons call for breast implant illness warning
Naomi Macarthur got breast implants in 2014, but within weeks says she began to suffer from chronic pain and extreme fatigue. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Silicone Implant Illness: Science Versus Myth? Silicone Implant Illness: Science Versus Myth?
The emergence of a new entity known as ' silicone implant illness ' has prompted concerns regarding the safety of silicone breast implants. Is there evidence to support it?Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
3D-printed resorbable implant technology achieves ISO 13485 certification
Medtech startup BellaSeno (Leipzig, Germany) has obtained ISO 13485 certification for the design and additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing) of resorbable implants. As such, it claims to be among only a handful of companies worldwide to offer integrated contract additive manufacturing of implants under the ISO quality management standard specific to medical devices.
In the same announcement, BellaSeno said that it had raised a further €1 million from its existing investors, bringing total funding to €4.2 million for the startup founded in 2015. The certification and funding will enable th...
Source: MDDI - July 16, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Plastics Today Source Type: news
Wendy Williams diagnosed with swelling condition lymphedema
The 54-year-old TV host told viewers about her diagnosis on Monday. Lymphedema is linked to breast implants, according to the FDA. Sufferers are advised to cut down on alcohol and salt. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother told she looked like a 'walking corpse' after 32F breast implants left her with no energy
Alyssa Kirk, from Brisbane, Australia, had implants in 2016 but was soon experiencing memory loss and random fainting. After having the implants removed she feels 'one million times better'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women given textured breast implants linked to a rare lymphoma call for them to be BANNED
Emma O'Connell and Anna Nightingale, who had textured breast implants put in by UK surgeons but removed for health reasons said surgeons should stop using them. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Court battle looms as around 250 women prepare to sue breast implant manufacturer
Allegations that breast implants can trigger cancer have been made in the UK since 2011. Pictured, Julie Harris is one of some 250 women suing Allergan Biocell after they claim implants caused cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Class-action lawsuit filed in Calgary over breast implants and cancer
Allergan Inc. is facing legal action after a type of breast implants it sold was linked by Health Canada to a higher risk of a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
5 Things to Know About Breast Implants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates breast implants as medical devices. Learn about the risks of these products, and consider this advice. (Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates - June 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Allergan to recall textured breast implants in Canada
Allergan Plc said on Tuesday it will voluntarily recall and stop the sale of its Biocell textured breast implants in Canada after the country's health agency suspended the company's licenses for the implants, citing increased risk of cancer. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
