ALCL is very rare in the type of lymphoma associated with the T-cell group. Cells in our body that relate to immunity. It comes in subtypes: BIA-ALCL is specific to breast implants. It forms in the tissue near textured silicone or saline breast implants. Your specialist cosmetic breast surgeon from Leeds, UK, can you tell…
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma or BIA-ACL is an uncommon type of T-cell lymphoma that can very occasionally develop in the scar tissue capsule and fluid surrounding the breast implant. In some very rare cases, it may even spread throughout the body. It is curable, if in the uncommon situation where it occurs, it is…
What Implants are best in 2021? The implant market has changed a lot over the years, but more so with a move to less textured implant surfaces or even using implants that have no texture at all. Implant texturisation has been around for over 40 years with different degrees of texturing by different manufacturers. Having…
It can be useful or necessary to do an En-Bloc Capsulectomy or Total Capsulectomy if you remove silicone breast implants. This should be determined by your Specialist as it will alter the breast more than a simple exchange and is more complicated, but may be specifically indicated.
The CE mark for Allergan textured implants has not been renewed by the regulator on the 16th December and Allergan have been forced to withdraw all of their textured implants as a result. Although this does not affect existing patients who have these implants, it is a great shock to patients and surgeons who have used this market leading implant for decades. This article explains the current situation and provides information to patients.
Breast Implant Developments Silicone breast implants have changed in incremental steps over the last 50 years. Some changes have been good, others less so, and research and developments continue to be made by manufactures. The first silicone-filler breast implants were introduced to the market in the 1960s. These are now termed ‘generation one’. They had…