The FDA hearings on breast implants in March 2019 prompted a large number of phone calls to our office. The patients had two main questions about breast implants…BIA-ALCL (Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma) and BII (Breast Implant Illness). We have addressed the BIA-ALCL issues in previous blogs on this website. Briefly stated, BIA-ALCL […]
Breast Cancer Associated with Breast Implants
Our office has answered inquiries from a number of patients who are concerned that their implants are causing them cancer since an article appeared this spring in the New York Times. Many physicians have asked me the same question and I sent the following letter to Mercy Obstetric and Gynecologic surgeons to address and answer […]
Round Vs Anatomically Shaped Silicone Breast Implants
Over a third of the surgeries I perform utilize breast implants. This includes breast augmentation, breast lifts with augmentation, and breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer. I most frequently recommend round implants over anatomically shaped breast implants and this will be discussed in the blog. What I like about a round, smooth wall silicone […]
