The New York Times, October 27, 2021: The FDA has placed black box warnings on breast implant packaging and told manufacturers to sell the implants only to health providers who review the potential risks with patients before surgery, and tell them the risks are even higher for breast cancer patients. The National Center for Health Research asks who will enforce that?
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The Number Of Women Having Their Breast Implants Removed Is On The Rise
Women’s Health, August 8, 2020. A growing number of women, especially athletes, are having their breast implants removed to alleviate symptoms of breast implant illness.
Read More »New study backs breast implant illness claims by patients
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, July 2, 2020. A study in a leading plastic surgery journal offers more evidence to support the existence of breast implant illness, a malady reported by thousands of women but dismissed as scientifically unproven by many plastic surgeons and some health authorities.
Read More »FDA Warns Allergan Over Breast Implant Studies
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, May 19, 2020. The FDA warns Allergan over failure to complete breast implant studies.
Read More »‘They killed her’: Why are breast implants still putting millions of women at risk?
Fortune, May 18, 2020. Breast implants and the other “medical aesthetics” products that are driving profits are also endangering women’s health.
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