A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah returned an indictment on January 11, 2023 charging a Utah plastic surgeon, his medical corporation, and three co-defendants, including his neighbor, with conspiracy to defraud the United States by issuing fake CDC COVID-19 vaccination record cards…

Seattle-based Allure Esthetic and Dr. Javad Sajan were the subject of a 48-page lawsuit, filed Thursday by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The complaint, filed in federal court on December 29th, alleges that Allure Esthetic, a “major plastic surgery provider” and its owner Dr.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec 29 2022 Olympia, Washington — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a federal lawsuit against Allure Esthetic, a major plastic surgery provider in Seattle, and its owner, Dr. Javad Sajan, for falsely and illegally inflating its ratings on online rating platforms…

London, England, 8 October 2022—(British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) In 2018 the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) dissuaded all its members from performing Brazilian Buttock Lift (BBL) surgery, until more data could be collated. The decision was taken due to the high…

On 8 September 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication informing patients and providers about reports of squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas located in the capsule or scar tissue around breast implants. The risk of squamous cell carcinoma and other…

For Immediate Release: September 08, 2022 Statement From: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication informing patients and providers about reports of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas located in the capsule or scar tissue around breast implants. After an initial extensive…

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 7, 2022 — (U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa) Dr. Ronald Bergman and his medical practice, Bergman Cosmetic Surgery, P.C., of Des Moines, Iowa, have agreed to pay $800,000 to the United States and the State of Iowa to resolve…

APPROVED CLAIMANTS MUST PROVIDE CURRENT ADDRESS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT DOW CORNING BREAST IMPLANT SETTLEMENT SEEKS TO DISTRIBUTE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN UNPAID AWARDS TO 13,000 WOMEN Houston, Texas, July 29, 2022–(Claimants’ Advisory Committee) Women who had Dow Corning breast implants (and their heirs if the…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sientra, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIEN) (“Sientra” or the “Company”) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Low Plus Profile Projection Breast Implant for breast augmentation in women at least 22 years old, and for…

Garden Grove, Calif., April 25, 2022–(PRNewswire) The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) announced the election of Bruce Van Natta, MD, a plastic surgeon practicing in Indianapolis, IN as its new President. Dr. Van Natta is an aesthetic plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.…