Editor’s Note: This a contentious topic on which studies are nonexistent and expert opinions are diametrically opposed. Surgeons have heated implants in microwaves, in saunas, and in hot water to no immediately obvious effect. Patients, advocates, and surgeons have likewise…

Video shared by a board-certified plastic surgeon shows a set of aged saline-filled breast implants. Both of the implants are discolored, and dark particulate matter swirls inside one of them. After more than 20 years in practice, it’s the first…

Editor’s Note: Mold and other particulate matter in breast implants is a topic of high public and patient interest. This incident dates from March 2022. A surgeon said a breast implant full of swirling particles of some kind was the…

A new analysis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals a comprehensive list of the most commonly-reported systemic symptoms in women with breast implants. Other matters of interest to women with breast implants include the number and percent of…

The U.S. FDA on Thursday reminded healthcare providers that “there are no surgical mesh products cleared or approved by FDA for use in breast surgery, including in augmentation or reconstruction.” The regulatory agency says it has not determined the safety…

Paulina Hefferan hopes that having her seven-year-old silicone breast implants removed will help her finally find healing. The 29-year-old celebrity fitness and weight loss coach will undergo explant surgery on Wednesday with Newport Beach plastic surgeon Dr. Sean Kelishadi. Hefferan…