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May 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM. (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Hologic's devices that are implanted in soft tissue such as breast tissue as "most ...
February 27, 2024 at 12:35 PM. (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Tuesday warned patients and healthcare providers about the potential risk of serious complications arising from the use of ...
Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) was a French company founded in 1991 that produced silicone gel breast implants.The company was preemptively liquidated in 2010 following the revelation that they had been illegally manufacturing and selling breast implants made from cheaper industrial-grade silicone since 2001 (instead of the mandated medical-grade silicone they had previously used).
A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast.In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be placed to restore a natural looking breast following a mastectomy, to correct congenital defects and deformities of the chest wall or, cosmetically, to enlarge the appearance of the breast through breast augmentation surgery.
Samsung created a website dedicated to the slide-in oven recall and toll-free hotline — 1-833-775-0120 — that owners can access at any time to request the free set of knob covers and locks ...
Polypropylene implants absorb water very slowly, about <0.01% in 24 hours. [2] The polypropylene, which is yarn-like, causes irritation to the implant pocket which causes the production of serum which fills the implant pocket on a continual basis. [citation needed] This causes continuous expansion of the breast after surgery. Growth can only be ...
Women who have the recalled implants, which have been linked to a cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) are facing a tough decision of what to do next.
Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in the publication of professional scientific research. A Lancet review on Handling of Scientific Misconduct in Scandinavian countries gave examples of policy definitions. In Denmark, scientific misconduct is defined as "intention [al ...