Updated Safety Review Of Breast Implants Underscores The Continuing Importance Of Monitoring For Cancer; Increased Risk With Highly Textured (macro-textured) Implants
Breast Implants Safety Review Health authorities have reviewed the safety of breast implants and found that certain highly textured breast implants carry an increased risk of a rare type of cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). This review applies to breast implants distributed across Canada. People with breast implants should be aware of this ongoing cancer risk, particularly those with highly textured implants.
- Product
- Breast implants
- Reason
- New safety information
- Category
- consumer product recall
- Country
- Canada
- Agency
- HC-PRODUCTS
- Recall date
- 2022-04-06
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- Canada-wide
Official recall notice from HC-PRODUCTS
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