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- Posted on: Nov 1 2012
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Akron Woman Panhandles For Breast Implants
Now I’ve seen everything! An Ohio woman was recently videotaped panhandling for money to buy breast implants! From WUSA9.com: Dressed in a bikini, Chrissy Lance of Rittman, staked out the corner of Manchester Road and Carnegie Avenue to collect money with a sign that read “Not homeless. Need boobs.” Rittman, who says she has the […]
- Posted on: Jul 16 2012
Women Waiting For Gummy Bear Breast Implants
A recent study printed in the Cosmetic Surgery Times revealed that over half of 800 women surveyed are willing to wait for the FDA to approve form-stable “gummy bear” breast implants. Gummy bear breast implants have been hailed world-wide as the only ones that simply don’t leak. The devices, already approved in Europe and Canada, […]
- Posted on: Apr 10 2012
Thank The FDA For Your Breast Implants
Last month 30,000 French women were urged by their government to have their PIP breast implants removed. The French Ministry of Health fears that the implants’ industrial-strength silicone filler, originally made for mattresses, could leak and cause serious health problems. So what should American women with breast implants do? Thank the Food and Drug Administration. […]
- Posted on: Mar 1 2012
Study Shows Breast Augmentation Can Improve Your Sex Life… Duh!
RealSelf.com is a plastic surgery site that’s great at creating dialogue between real plastic surgeons and the public. This is the site that allows patients to vote on whether certain procedures are “worth it.” For example, Breast augmentation has a 91% worth it rating, whereas the Lifestyle Lift has a 52% worth it rating. RealSelf.com […]
- Posted on: Feb 16 2012
FDA Affirms Safety of Breast Implants
From the New York Times: After two days of discussion and testimony about silicone breast implants, a top government health official said he had heard nothing to shake his faith in the safety of the widely used implants. The official, Dr. William Maisel, chief scientist for the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices, said […]
- Posted on: Sep 20 2011
FDA Panels Put Silicone Implants Under Microscope
Silicone breast implants are back under the FDA’s microscope. Silicone implants were under original widespread use in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Fears of silicone implants causing various diseases like lupus and arthritis prompted the FDA to ban the use of them in 1992. After analyzing studies by the two major breast implant manufacturers (Mentor and […]
- Posted on: Sep 2 2011
FDA, Breast Implants, and the Link with ALCL (Lymphoma) – Dr. Youn on America Live
Here is a video that aired yesterday on Fox News America Live with Megyn Kelly (although Martha MacCallum was filling in for her). I share my insight on the recent FDA announcement of a possible link between breast implants and a rare type of lymphoma.
- Posted on: Jan 29 2011
FDA Issues Communication Regarding a Possible Link Between Breast Implants and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL)
The FDA has issued a statement alerting physicians and patients to a possible link between breast implants and a rare type of cancer. Although ALCL is extremely rare, the FDA believes that women with breast implants may have a very small but increased risk of developing the condition. ALCL in the presence of breast implants has […]
- Posted on: Jan 26 2011
Reality Show Murderer, Breast Implants, and Serial Numbers
You may be following the terribly tragic story of the model, Jasmine Fiore, who was recently murdered by the reality TV star Ryan Alexander Jenkins. For those who haven’t heard, Jenkins is accused of murdering the former swimsuit model and stuffing her body into a suitcase. She was later found with her teeth pulled out […]
- Posted on: Aug 23 2009