Patients with silicone breast implants are being faulted for not following FDA MRI guidelines which 85 percent of them say their surgeon never told them about. From 2006 to 2020, the FDA recommended that women with silicone breast implants (SBIs)…

A new advisory suggests “new and important guidelines” for plastic surgeons performing gluteal fat grafting, or what is commonly referred to as “Brazilian butt lift” surgery. The use of ultrasound during the fat-injecting portion of BBL surgery, and the limiting…

Duke University researchers note an “explosion” of public interest in breast implant removal and explant surgery, interest they say represents a “paradigm shift.” In 2019, the number of patients undergoing breast augmentation surgery in the U.S. dropped by 4 percent,…

Just over 10½ percent of 584 women with current-issue silicone gel breast implants who participated in a recent study were found to have a silent rupture which they were unaware of. The study, financially supported by Ideal Implant Incorporated, was…

Primary breast augmentation patients who were already exercising prior to surgery may safely resume exercise one week after surgery, says new research. Postoperative complication rates, the need for additional surgery, and the quality of scarring were not negatively affected by…

Houston, Texas, September 13, 2018—(MD Anderson) In the largest study of long-term safety outcomes for patients with breast implants, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that silicone implants are associated with some rare diseases, autoimmune disorders…