Category Archives: Textured implants

Canada Latest Nation to Ban Textured Breast Implants

The list of countries to ban textured breast implant grows, while they remain on the market in the United States. Women wanting to avoid the risk of lymphomas linked to textured implants have choices: Staying flat; autologous breast reconstruction; and smooth breast implants.
https://www.icij.org/investigations/implant-files/canada-netherlands-halt-sales-of-cancer-linked-breast-implants/?fbclid=IwAR2QzIwU4AVbdb8H0BGHVxeX93hA5YSEw_qzMM_pVQW7MdSi348UlmwLO60

Sales of Textured Implants Halted in Europe Amid Cancer Concerns

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/health/allergan-breast-implant-cancer.html?fbclid=IwAR20SfPZofWgNyMc8fzyfCYCKauRGQX4Xo82Wt_ek0MdbvHYrELV4AvlWZUAllergan

Here’s a link to an earlier story:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/doctors-patients-raise-alarms-about-cancer-linked-breast-implants-n940181?fbclid=IwAR2pKHjkmiODPP32nq7wqtnrO9R-etiLd5YlwGn9NIvZYFUtE0YQQTJAmeQ