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BIA-ALCL Breast Implant News Update

  SEPTEMBER 2023: BIA-ALCL UPDATE   Breast implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare cancer that can be effectively treated if detected early. The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons encourages women with breast implants to monitor...

Report: Australian Breast Device Registry

  The Australian Breast Device Registry (ABDR) has released their Annual Report, detailing 3,544 reconstructive and 9,337 aesthetic breast procedures performed in public and private hospitals during 2018 and a total of 10,762 reconstructive and 29,206 aesthetic...

Breast implant safety update: the TGA announcement

  SEPTEMBER 2019 In recent months the Therapeutic Goods Administration have undertaken an enormous amount of work, commissioning internal scientific reviews, meeting with external advisory groups, liaising with overseas regulatory authorities and research groups to...

Is Modern Breast Augmentation Surgery Considered to be Safe?

Is breast augmentation surgery considered to be a safe procedure? Specifically, are modern breast implants safer than the implants used in the past and is there anything I can do to make sure my surgery is as safe as possible? - patient Dr Sharp: It’s great to...

How many breast augmentations are performed annually?

Breast augmentation surgery is one of the most common procedures requested in our Brisbane clinic. Figures released by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons in November 2018 show that 1,677,320 breast augmentations were performed internationally in...

Breast implant safety update

France’s ANSM (their equivalent of Australia’s TGA) recently decided to prohibit the use of 13 macro-textured and polyurethane coated implants from six manufacturers. In Australia, the TGA has asked textured implant suppliers to provide detailed...
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