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RSS FeedsUS experts weigh breast implant safety amid new concerns
(WorldNews Health)

 
 

26 march 2019 00:40:11

 
US experts weigh breast implant safety amid new concerns
(WorldNews Health)
 


SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in an ongoing debate about their potential health effects. An expert panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration opened a two-day meeting Monday to discuss the latest evidence about the risks of illness and complications with the devices, which have been sold since the mid-1960s. Breast augmentation is the most popular form of cosmetic surgery in the U.S., with roughly 300,000 women undergoing the procedure each year. Another 100,000 women receive implants for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery. The panel will hear...


 
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