The agency cautions, however, that women receiving any silicone breast implant require lifelong monitoring.
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An advisory committee to the FDA agrees that engaging various stakeholders is key to improving the effectiveness of postapproval safety studies for silicone breast implants.
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An FDA study of silicone gel-filled breast implants found that the devices are safe and effective, but that women with implants are likely to experience complications.
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Patients need to hear facts, not alarm bells, about the remote risk for ALCL associated with breast implants.
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President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Phillip Haeck, MD, clears up misunderstandings perpetuated by recent media reports on ALCL and breast implants.
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The agency said that the weight of evidence still supports “a reasonable assurance that FDA-approved breast implants are safe and effective when used as labeled.”
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