Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Catherine Begovic, M.D. shared a summary of FDA safety information, Monday, that she wants patients to know before getting breast implants. The board-certified female plastic surgeon reaches 1.76 million viewers on social media as one…
BIA-ALCL
Good morning, my name is Julie Lykins, and I am from California. In 1990, after nursing two kids, I decided to get McGhan, now Allergan Biocell textured silicone implants. I was happy and fairly healthy for the first 20 years,…
Thank you. I’m Sidney Wolfe. I’m a physician, and I’m the founder and senior advisor of Public Citizen Health Research Group. Since the early days, we’ve been very concerned with the issue of implantable devices such as the breast implant,…
Hi, my name is Raylene Hollrah, and I traveled from Missouri on my own expense, and I have no conflict of interest. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. I had a bilateral mastectomy without immediate…
Hello, my name is Jennifer Cook, and I’m from Georgia, and here is a photo of me, my husband, and 4-year-old son on vacation days before my diagnosis of BIA-ALCL in 2017. As most of you know, the reports linking…
Good morning, my name is Terri McGregor. I traveled from Ontario, Canada, at my own expense. Four years ago, I was diagnosed with ALCL from breast implants that were 6 years old. My diagnosis was Stage IV. The joy of…