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• Mentor MemoryShape Siltex Implants Caused Breast Implant Lymphoma, Lawsuit Alleges

  June 2, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A breast implant lawsuit claims Mentor MemoryShape Siltext textured implants caused a woman to develop breast implant lymphoma.

• Biocell Breast Implant Lawsuits Allowed To Proceed After Allergan Attempt To Dismiss Claims Rejected

  March 25, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has rejected efforts by Allergan to have Biocell BIA-ALCL lawsuits dismissed, clearing them to proceed.

• FDA Warns Allergan Over Failure to Complete Studies on Recalled Breast Implants

  May 15, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA says Allergan failed to meet postmarket study requirements on two models of recalled breast implants which have been associated with a rare form of lymphoma.

• Class Action Lawsuit Over Breast Implant Cancer Risk Filed in Canada

  July 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A breast implant class action lawsuit filed in Canada says Allergan was negligent in failing to warn of the risk of breast implant lymphoma linked to its Biocell implants and calls for the company to pay for their removal.

• Allergan’s Biocell ALCL Risk Leads Regulators Worldwide To Target Breast Implant Design

  June 24, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Investigations into breast implant lymphoma have been repeatedly focusing on Allergan's Biocell macro-textured breast implants, which have already been banned in at least two countries.

• Breast Implant Recall Issued by Allergan for Textured Surfaces in Canada

  June 3, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Allergan is recalling Biocell textured breast implants in Canada after regulators there revoked the license to sell the implants there due to their link to breast implant cancer.

• Allergan Biocell Textured Breast Implants to be Banned By Health Canada Due to Cancer Risk

  April 5, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Health Canada says it intends to ban Allergan's Biocell breast implant in that country due to its potential link to breast implant lymphoma.

• Breast Implant Illness Lawsuit Filed Over Ailments from Mentor MemoryGel Silicone Implants

  March 1, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit against Mentor claims that it sold defective breast implants which leak silicone and cause a wide variety of illnesses and health problems.

• Breast Implant Registry May Be Recommended by Expert Panel Amid Lymphoma Concerns

  February 27, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Establishing breast implant registries, the potential use of mesh and breast implant cancer are all topics to be discussed at an upcoming FDA advisory committee hearing in March.

• More Breast Implant Lymphoma Cases Reported, FDA Warns

  February 11, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a letter to healthcare providers urging them to educate themselves on breast implant-associated lymphoma, as the number of confirmed cases continues to grow.