A recent analysis of medical device reports submitted to the FDA has associated a rare cancer, Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), with textured breast implants and tissue expanders. One of the largest manufacturers of breast implants, Allergan®, is recalling its BIOCELL® textured breast implants and tissue expanders following […]
What is the perfect size breast implant? This is one of the most common questions asked by women considering breast augmentation. The answer is… it depends. It depends on the cup size the patient thinks she wants, it depends on the particular anatomy and measurements of the patient, and it […]
The odds are that at some point, if you have breast implants, you will change them. Sometimes the change is simply to make the breasts larger by replacing the current implant with a larger implant. Or it may be to switch from an older saline implant to one of the […]
The topic of breast implant removal is often shrouded in mystery and misinformation. Conventional wisdom in plastic surgery training has been that breast implants should not be removed without being replaced by other breast implants except in only the most dire of circumstances. The reasoning behind this was that the […]
Breast implants are often used to enhance the volume and shape of breasts. Although breast implants can last a lifetime, most women will replace their implants with newer implants at some point over the course of their lives. Less frequently, some women may choose to remove their breast implants and […]
PIP implants are breast implants made by a French manufacturer, Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). The company was required by French authorities to stop production of its silicone implants in 2010 when it was discovered that these implants were rupturing at a rate that was two times the industry standard. Ruptures […]
Silicone gel breast implants are now mainstream and account for at least half of all breast augmentation surgeries. What is new, however, is a recently developed device that is used to insert silicone implants called the Keller Funnel. Until the development of this device, putting in a silicone implant was […]