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 […]
Facial Fillers and Blindness
The injection of fillers is commonly used to correct aging features of the face and generally is felt to be safe. In particular, the injections of hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers (e.g. Juvederm, Voluma, Restylane..) have increased 16% just in the last year accounting for just under 3 million injections per year. The HA fillers can […]
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 […]
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