A woman whose ruptured breast implants were filled with industrial-grade silicone experienced severe breast pain and autoimmune diseases, says the surgeon who successfully removed them while preventing their toxic content from seeping into her body. Explant surgeon Joshua Lampert, MD,…
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A woman who once had breast implants says breast augmentation surgery was the most dystopian thing she had ever done in life, and that her breast implants made her ill. Speaking six years after having her implants removed, she says…
Less than 3½ months after her first breast augmentation surgery, Sami Sheen is considering bigger breast implants. Sheen shared a five-second clip of herself lip-syncing to the trending TikTok tune by Bette Midler, “All that work and what did it…
Patients with Sientra breast implants are a step closer to having their warranties upheld and honored, despite the company having voluntarily filed for federal bankruptcy protection earlier this week. They can also expect continued safety oversight from the FDA, an…
A U.S. breast implant manufacturer hopes to honor its warranties to patients, despite voluntarily filing for bankruptcy protection on Monday, court filings suggest. Patients and advocates voiced concerns early Tuesday, many believing Sientra was likely to follow in the footsteps…
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sientra, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIEN) (“Sientra” or the “Company”), a surgical aesthetics company developing and commercializing safe and innovative solutions for the best aesthetic outcomes, announced that it filed for Chapter 11 protection…