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Implant Dropping: A Plastic Surgeon’s Insights

How to help breast augmentation patients understand implant dropping—its causes and how to combat it—to ensure they remain confident about the procedure.

Complete Surgical Excision Is the Most Effective Treatment for BI-ALCL
Made to Match: Guide to the Natrelle 410 Two-Stage Breast Reconstruction System.
The FDA Requests Allergan Voluntarily Recall Natrelle BIOCELL Textured Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders from the Market to Protect Patients
GC Aesthetics Launches New Breast Implant PERLE
Studies Show Breast Implants Make Women Sick, But Industry Wants More Proof
Women with Defective French Breast Implants May Claim Damages Only in France: EU Court Adviser
How the Surfaces of Silicone Breast Implants Affect the Immune System
Still No Solid Evidence Linking Silicone Breast Implants and Long-Term Health Problems

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Mentor Launches Larger Implants for Diverse Patient Needs

Alenka Brzulja, worldwide president of Mentor Worldwide LLC, discusses the FDA-approved MemoryGel Enhance Breast Implants, designed for larger-volume breast reconstruction. She highlights insights from the ATHENA study and the U.S. launch planned for mid-2025.

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Integrating GLP-1s into Aesthetic Practice: Dr Johnny Franco on Personalizing the Patient Journey

Plastic surgeon Johnny Franco, MD, discusses how his firsthand experience with GLP-1s shaped his patient-centered wellness program and what plastic surgeons should know before adding similar treatments to their aesthetic practices.

Few Patients Undergo Recommended MRI Screening After Silicone Implant Breast Surgery

by Keri Stephens | Jul 28, 2022 | Breast Augmentation, Imaging | 0

Only 6% of women with silicone breast implants followed the previous U.S. FDA recommendation for regular MRI screening, suggests a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

CollPlant Advances Its 3D-Bioprinted Regenerative Breast Implants into Porcine Study

by Keri Stephens | Jul 6, 2022 | Breast Augmentation | 0

CollPlant is studying its 3D-bioprinted regenerative breast implant program in large animals—a move that addresses the $2.8 billion global breast implant market, according to company officials.

GC Aesthetics Invests in Brazilian Breast Augmentation Market

by Keri Stephens | Jun 15, 2022 | Breast Augmentation | 0

GC Aesthetics has announced its growth and expansion plans for the Brazilian market, the second largest breast augmentation market in the world.

Ultrasound in Plastic Surgery: Going Beyond Skin Deep

by Alison Werner | Apr 5, 2022 | Imaging | 0

There are a range of procedures in plastic surgery—from fillers and breast implants to pain blocks and Brazilian butt lifts–where ultrasound technology makes it possible for doctors to better plan procedures and track results.

CollPlant Partners with CELLINK in Bid to Address $2.8BN Regenerative Breast Implant Market

by Debbie Overman | Feb 24, 2022 | Breast Augmentation, Implants & Prosthetics | 0

Regenerative medicine specialist CollPlant has partnered with BICO firm CELLINK in an effort to ramp up its production of 3D bioprinted breast implants, 3D Printing Industry reports.

Influencing the Industry…Nurse Claims She Was Given Implants and Tummy Tuck Instead of a Breast Reduction Due to a Paperwork Mix-Up

by Debbie Overman | Feb 23, 2022 | Body Makeover | 0

A mother-of-three claims she was given huge breast implants, a tummy tuck and liposuction by mistake after initially going under the knife for a breast reduction – only for her doctors to pass off the additional procedures as a “free bonus surgery,” the Daily Mail reports.

US FDA Approves New MENTOR MemoryGel BOOST Breast Implant

by Debbie Overman | Jan 13, 2022 | Breast Augmentation, Implants & Prosthetics | 0

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the MENTOR MemoryGel BOOST Breast Implant for breast augmentation in women at least 22 years old, and for women of all ages undergoing breast reconstruction.

Study: More Than One in 10 Women Have a ‘Silent Rupture’ of Their Silicone Implants

by Debbie Overman | Jan 5, 2022 | Breast Augmentation, Enhancements, Implants & Prosthetics, Research | 0

Clinical data from a study by Marc J. Salzman, MD, of 584 women with current types of silicone gel breast implants in place for 3 to 20 years showed that 10.6% had an implant rupture they were unaware of. The study is published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

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