Textured Implant Recall
The fda advises women with bia alcl to have their implants.
Textured implant recall. Removing recalled allergan breast implants and financial help if you have allergan biocell textured breast implants or breast tissue expanders a recent recall may affect you. The fda requested that allergan recall all biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders marketed in the u s. In july 2019 allergan recalled its biocell textured breast implants after the fda had linked them to a rare cancer called breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma or bia alcl. Breast implant recipient on cancer diagnosis 03 50.
The following are the textured styles. Issued a worldwide recall wednesday for textured models because of a link to a rare form of cancer the u s. Breast implant maker allergan inc. Due to risk of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma bia.
Ever since the food and drug administration recalled textured breast implants in late july the phone has not stopped ringing at the office of orlando plastic surgeon dr. Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma bia alcl the products included in the recall are. The fda announced a worldwide recall on july 25th 2019 due to an unreasonable risk of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma bia alcl related to certain allergan products. Then on july 24 2019 the fda announced that textured implants posed a public health risk and asked allergan to recall specific models of its biocell textured breast implants and tissue.
On june 1 2020 allergan launched a dedicated multi channel campaign to contact patients who may not be aware of the july 24 2019 recall of biocell textured breast implants and tissue. Allergan natrelle saline filled breast implants formerly mcghan rtv saline filled mammary implant approved under p990074. The pharmaceutical company allergan has recalled all biocell textured breast implants at the request of the us food and drug administration fda because they have been linked to a rare type of lymphoma. The recalled products are.