A three-year research project on breast implant complications is continuing to build on the body of knowledge on breast ...

It is done to restore the appearance, shape, and feel of the breast. Usually, surgeons insert a silicone or saline implant ...

We remain a nation happy to go under the knife in the pursuit of the perfect breasts. According to the British Association of ...

They also reduce the risk of capsular contracture, which is painful scar tissue that can form around the implant. A typical silicone gel breast implant. “Motiva implants are designed with a ...

sometimes referred to as “breast implant illness.” Symptoms can include fatigue, joint pain, memory issues, and other mysterious complaints that don’t seem to add up. Many of these women go to doctor ...

The majority have no major problems, but for the roughly 40,000 women who do have them removed yearly, breast implant illness is a familiar term. 'BII" is not recognized as a formal medical ...

She is one of thousands of women who believe they were sick with Breast Implant Illness, describing symptoms such as panic attacks, brain fog, vision problems, insomnia, and other problems.

Susan Axelby, 68, was recently paid £57,000 by Allergan Limited after she fell ill with breast-implant associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). It is thought to be one of the first ...

Thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the Ireland-based medical device company Allergan for a unique type of blood cancer that has been linked to its textured breast implant. The U.S. Food ...

Tens of thousands of women on online forums claim they have suffered breast implant illness (BII), of which there is little scientific evidence. Surgeons, including from BAAPS, are now calling for ...

In breast enlargement surgery, the doctor makes the breasts larger by putting an implant under the breast tissue or under the chest muscle. An implant is a soft silicone shell filled with silicone gel ...