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…

Kashif Khan is worried that women with breast implants are being adversely affected by sauna use. Infrared saunas specifically. Khan is the CEO and co-founder of a genetic testing company at which he says he and colleagues have sat face-to-face…

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…

A plastic surgeon weighed in on a set of controversial pictures that claim to show the unedited outcome of a woman’s facial plastic surgery trip to Turkey. Viral and doubted since their debut, the images come courtesy of Dr. May…

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 shell company is promoting and selling an under-eye skin firming cream using images a surgeon and a licensed aesthetician say are stolen—and falsely claiming to have performed millions of dollars worth of charity work. Consumers who’ve fallen prey to…