Breast Implant Update: Scrutiny Continues
Executive Summary
At an FDA General and Plastic Surgery Devices panel held in August to make recommendations on postmarketing issues related to silicone gel breast implants, the agency said it will continue to monitor patient safety via the postapproval studies and surgeon adverse reports and has asked that groups work together to improve follow-up and registry enrollment.
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