Breast Implant Risks

Breast implants carry inherent risks that increase the longer you have them, boosting the likelihood that you need to replace or remove the devices at some point - Katie Camero

Breast Implant Risks

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America Is Too Glib About Breast Implants

Boob jobs have been ubiquitous in American popular culture since the 1980s, when laws changed to allow plastic surgeons to advertise and credit cards became widely available. But safety concerns have dogged the procedure since the first silicone breast enhancements were successfully implanted by Texas surgeons in 1962. In that time, the Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of silicone implants and then reinstated them on the condition that the industry closely monitor their impact on patients.

Now both silicone implants and the more popular, saline-filled alternatives have found themselves under the agency’s lens again, this time over their potential links to a rare cancer…

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 America Is Too Glib About Breast Implants

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Breast Implant Victim Advocacy

Breast Implant Victim Advocacy is a group of women fighting for public awareness of the dangers associated with breast implants.

BreastImplantInfo.org

This website is your most accurate source for information about breast implants so that you can make choices that are best for you. Unlike most breast implant websites, the information on our website is not paid for by plastic surgeons or breast implant makers who want you as customers.

National Breast Implant Registry

Collecting information on breast implant procedures and devices allows plastic surgeons and breast implant manufacturers to identify trends and other information that can be used to improve the safety of breast implants for current and future patients. By registering today, you will have an opportunity to view information related to your practice compared to other Registry Users using your personalized dashboard that you can use to improve your practice.

MedTruth

Breast implants have been sold in the U.S. since the 1960s. In the past 20 years, studies and patient stories have uncovered serious complications, including breast implant illness and even cancer.

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