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Since It Has Been a Year, is There Any Updated Information on ALCL & Breast Implants?
I have read on this board that ALCL is NOT associated with Smooth Walled implants, which is reassuring to me, but the FDA data says that the texture information is only availabe in 4 cases. It has been a year since the inital finding. Are there any updates yet that you have heard about? Thank You!
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ALCL and Breast Implants
FDA’s review of existing literature published between January 1997 and May 2010 identified 34 cases possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and the
development of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The below information is from the link listed below and I encourage you to access this web site which is informative.
ALCL is a rare condition and has been seen in about 1 in 500,000 women with saline and silicone breast implants. In total,...
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