Resources
GENERAL INFORMATION
National Center for Health Research
Your Guide to Breast Implants & Your Health
http://breastimplantinfo.org
INSURANCE HELP
Breast Implant Info Project: Insurance
http://breastimplantinfo.org/insurance/
BIA-ALCL (Cancer Caused by some types of Breast Implants)
Textured breast implants and expanders can cause a specific type of cancer called Breast Implant
Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA ALCL). This is a cancer of the immune system that
begins in or near the scar tissue that forms around a breast implant.
Because of this risk, patients should know whether they have ever had a textured breast implant or
implant expander.
There are many different types and brands of textured breast implants. All tear-drop shaped breast
implants are textured. Some round breast implants are textured. The risk of BIA ALCL applies to all
textured breast implants or expanders even though the level of risk for each may be different.
Patients should know the signs and symptoms of BIA ALCL. Many of these symptoms are similar to non-
cancerous breast implant complications or other health conditions. For this reason, any change in the
way a breast looks or feels should be evaluated for BIA ALCL by a knowledgeable doctor. If you have
imaging, your doctor and radiologist should be informed of your risk for BIA ALCL so signs of the disease
will be recognized.
Do not assume a doctor is knowledgeable about BIA ALCL. BIA ALCL is an emerging disease and
knowledge is changing rapidly. Educate yourself about BIA ALCL, ask questions, and explore resources
to help you identify a truly informed doctor.
BIA-ALCL Website (Patient Created)
https://biaalcl.com
World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL
https://ibsw.it/
BREAST CANCER, RECONSTRUCTION, AESTHETIC FLAT CLOSURE
BreastCancer.org
https://www.breastcancer.org/
Breast Cancer Action
https://www.bcaction.org/
METAVIVOR
https://www.metavivor.org/
Not Putting on a Shirt
https://notputtingonashirt.org/
FDA
FDA Breast Implants
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/implants-and-prosthetics/breast-implants
Medical Device Reports for Systemic Symptoms in Women with Breast Implants
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/medical-device-reports-systemic-symptoms-women-breast-implants
FDA 7 Things You Should Know About Breast Implants
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=FxX4F5VByDw
FDA Updates Analysis of Medical Device Reports of Breast Implant Illness and Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma | FDA August 20, 2020
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-updates-analysis-medical-device-reports-breast-implant-illness-and-breast-implant-associated
FDA 8/20/20 - Medical Device Reports for Systemic Symptoms in Women with Breast Implants
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/medical-device-reports-systemic-symptoms-women-breast-implants
FDA 5/18/20 Warning letter to Allergan and Ideal
https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/allergan-607690-05142020
FDA 5/18/20 Warning letter to Allergan
FDA 5/18/20 Warning letter to Ideal
FDA 5/14/20 - FDA issues warning letters to two breast implant manufacturers as part of ongoing efforts to protect patients
FDA 3/18/19 Warning Letter to Mentor and Sientra Manufacturers
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm633890.htm
FDA 3/18/19 Warning Letter to Mentor
FDA 3/18/19 Warning Letter to Sientra
FDA 3/25/19 - General and Plastic Devices Panel Meeting Day 1- 8:45 Hours
FDA 3/26/19 - General and Plastic Devices Panel Meeting Day 2- 8:50 Hours
NEWS ARTICLES
Impant Files
https://www.icij.org/investigations/implant-files/
6/1/20- Allergan Aesthetics Launches Dedicated Multi-Channel Campaign To Contact Patients Who May Not Be Aware Of The BIOCELL® Recall And To Improve Tracking Information For U.S. Breast Implant Patients
4/12/20 Do Some Surgical Implants Do More Harm Than Good?
Jerome Groopman
3/25/19 - FDA Kept Hundreds of Thousands of Breast Implant Incidents Hidden From Public
Sasha Chavkin
11/26/18 - Breast Implant Injuries Kept Hidden As New Health Threats Surface
Sasha Chavkin
PUBLICATIONS & STUDIES
5/29/20 - Bilateral breast implant-associated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL): A case report
Patrick P. Bletsis, Laura E. Janssen, Otto Visser, Saskia R. Offerman, Michiel A. Tellier, Laurens Laterveer, and Peter Houptb
4/15/20 - Interleukin 17 and senescent cells regulate the foreign body response to synthetic material implants in mice and humans
Liam Chung, David R. Maestas Jr., Andriana Lebid, Ashlie Mageau, Gedge D. Rosson, Xinqun Wu1, Matthew T. Wolf, Ada J. Tam, Isabel Vanderzee, Xiaokun Wang, James I. Andorko, Hong Zhang, Radhika Narain, Kaitlyn Sadtler, Hongni Fan, Daniela Čiháková, Claude Jourdan Le Saux, Franck Housseau, Drew M. Pardoll, and ProfileJennifer H. Elisseeff
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32295900/
1/11/20 - 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120300150
9/13/18 - Largest-Ever Study Shows Silicone Breast Implants Associated with Rare Diseases
2017-2020 - 20 Publications with various topics involving breast implants
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yara_Bachour
5/2017 - Autoinflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA) Syndrome is Misguided
Arthur E. Brawer, M.D.
4/28/14 - Five-year Safety Data for Eurosilicone’s Round and Anatomical Silicone Gel Breast Implants
4/20/08 - FOREIGN BODY REACTION TO BIOMATERIALS
James M. Anderson, Analiza Rodriquez, David T. Chang
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2327202/
1996 - Laboratory Studies in Breast Implant Patients: ANA Positivity, Gammaglobulin Levels, and Other Autoantibodies
R. I. Lewy, E. Ezrailson
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-85226-8_36
2/1/89 - Silicone in the liver: possible late effects.
J Hunt, M J Farthing, L R Baker, P R Crocker, D A Levison
https://gut.bmj.com/content/30/2/239
Dr. Kappel and Dr. Dijkman
2/9/16 - Gel Bleed and Rupture of Silicone Breast Implants Investigated by Light-, Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis of Internal Organs and Nervous Tissue
R.M. Kappel, L.L. Boer, and H. Dijkman
Dr. Lu-Jean Feng
7/2020 - Understanding Breast Implant Illness, Before and After Explantation
Wee, Corinne E. MD; Younis, Joseph BS; Isbester, Kelsey BS; Smith, Arvin BS; Wangler, Brooke; Sarode, Anuja L. MPHb; Patil, Nirav MBBS, MPH; Grunzweig, Katherine MD; Boas, Samuel BS; Harvey, Donald J. MD; Kumar, Anand R. MD; Feng, Lu-Jean MD
VIDEOS AND MEDIA
3/25/19 FDA panel hears from women who say breast implants aren't safe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNnC4sDskk
11/14/19 - Breast Implant Illness Awareness 4k Part 1
11/15/19 - Breast Implant Illness Awareness 4K Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjODrqRzmZA