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Brazil to pay for removal of defective breast implants
The government said Thursday it would pay for surgery on Brazilian women to remove defective French-made and Dutch-made breast implants.
Jan 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast implant illness uncommon cause of revision surgery
Among women with silicone breast implants, breast implant illness (BII) is an uncommon indication for revision, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 14, 2022
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Few patients undergo recommended MRI screening after silicone implant breast surgery
Only six percent of women with silicone breast implants followed the previous US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendation for regular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening, suggests a study in the August issue ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Venezuelans line up to switch PIP breast implants
(AP) -- The office of plastic surgeon Ignacio Sousa is so packed that women are lined up outside the door. College students in their 20s, housewives in their 40s, middle-class office workers: nearly all are fearful that ...
Jan 31, 2012
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Dutch women reimbursed for breast implant removals
Dutch women wanting to replace potentially defective breast implants made by now-defunct French company PIP will be paid back in full, the Dutch health insurance federation said Thursday.
Jan 26, 2012
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Australia: No higher risk from French implants
(AP) -- Australian health officials said they have found no evidence that potentially faulty French-made breast implants are at an increased risk of rupture in Australian women.
Jan 5, 2012
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France vows probe into breast implant failures
France vowed on Tuesday to investigate failures to detect faults with the French-made breast implants at the centre of a global health scare, as a senior lawmaker urged a full parliamentary probe.
Jan 3, 2012
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Health
French breast implant tycoon hits back as scandal grows
Holed up at his home in the south of France, the founder of troubled breast implant manufacturer PIP is fighting back against a growing international scandal over his allegedly faulty products.
Dec 28, 2011
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Surgery
Jury still out on silicone breast implant safety
(HealthDay)—After years of study, a new analysis finds there is still insufficient evidence on whether silicone breast implants are linked to any long-term health effects.
Nov 9, 2015
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FDA takes up decades-long debate over breast implant safety
U.S. health officials are taking another look at the safety of breast implants, the latest review in a decades-long debate.
Mar 24, 2019
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