I am very sick and not receiving treatment because I have no idea what breast implants I had in my body for 2 years.
Answer: I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon. What should I do now? Hello and thank you for your question. The staff at your surgeon's office or the facility where the surgery was performed should be able to give you the information you need by looking at the OP report or OR records. I would try to contact them again. Best wishes and good luck,
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Answer: I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon. What should I do now? Hello and thank you for your question. The staff at your surgeon's office or the facility where the surgery was performed should be able to give you the information you need by looking at the OP report or OR records. I would try to contact them again. Best wishes and good luck,
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October 18, 2019
Answer: How to learn the type, size, serial numbers of your breast implants Hi and welcome to our forum!I am sorry to hear of your illness. The medical device card is usually given to the patient on the day of surgery. If it was omitted, the information can usually be retrieved from your operating surgeon or can be found directly from the operative report, which can be made available to you at your request from your surgeon or from the facility where the procedure was performed.Best wishes...
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October 18, 2019
Answer: How to learn the type, size, serial numbers of your breast implants Hi and welcome to our forum!I am sorry to hear of your illness. The medical device card is usually given to the patient on the day of surgery. If it was omitted, the information can usually be retrieved from your operating surgeon or can be found directly from the operative report, which can be made available to you at your request from your surgeon or from the facility where the procedure was performed.Best wishes...
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October 16, 2019
Answer: Q:I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon. What should I do now? My practice documents in each patient record the implant manufacturer name, number of CCs, date of implant insertion, and serial number. This information is used should an implant require removal and replacement. The staff at the plastic surgeon's office that performed your breast augmentation should be able to give you a copy of this information even if they do not have the card.
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October 16, 2019
Answer: Q:I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon. What should I do now? My practice documents in each patient record the implant manufacturer name, number of CCs, date of implant insertion, and serial number. This information is used should an implant require removal and replacement. The staff at the plastic surgeon's office that performed your breast augmentation should be able to give you a copy of this information even if they do not have the card.
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October 15, 2019
Answer: I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon I am sorry you are having these issues. If you are not able to obtain the information from your surgeon you can contact the facility where you had breast augmentation surgery. You also can contact the manufacturer of your implants. Regardless of the type of implants you can elect to have them removed at any time. The specific implant information is not needed in order to remove them.
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October 15, 2019
Answer: I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon I am sorry you are having these issues. If you are not able to obtain the information from your surgeon you can contact the facility where you had breast augmentation surgery. You also can contact the manufacturer of your implants. Regardless of the type of implants you can elect to have them removed at any time. The specific implant information is not needed in order to remove them.
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October 15, 2019
Answer: I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon. What should I do now? I am sorry to hear about your concerns after breast augmentation surgery. Contacting your plastic surgeon, the surgical facility, and/or the breast implant manufacturer should provide you with the information you are seeking. Regardless of the type of breast implant involved, it sounds like you are heading towards breast implant removal and capsulectomy surgery. Some general thoughts may be helpful to:You will find, that there is no consensus among plastic surgeons, whether or not there is a link between breast implants and the medical conditions of concern. In other words, as of today, there is no scientific "causation" shown thus far. The main theory currently involves a complex interaction of breast implant material with the patient's immune system, Involvement of bacteria/fungal/virus/other adjuvants, as well as the patient's specific genetic makeup. It is theorized that the "wrong combination" of these parameters may lead to autoimmune disease and/or other associated systemic symptoms.
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October 15, 2019
Answer: I have never received a medical device card for my breast implants even after contacting my surgeon. What should I do now? I am sorry to hear about your concerns after breast augmentation surgery. Contacting your plastic surgeon, the surgical facility, and/or the breast implant manufacturer should provide you with the information you are seeking. Regardless of the type of breast implant involved, it sounds like you are heading towards breast implant removal and capsulectomy surgery. Some general thoughts may be helpful to:You will find, that there is no consensus among plastic surgeons, whether or not there is a link between breast implants and the medical conditions of concern. In other words, as of today, there is no scientific "causation" shown thus far. The main theory currently involves a complex interaction of breast implant material with the patient's immune system, Involvement of bacteria/fungal/virus/other adjuvants, as well as the patient's specific genetic makeup. It is theorized that the "wrong combination" of these parameters may lead to autoimmune disease and/or other associated systemic symptoms.
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