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Breast implants are medical devices implanted under breast tissue or under the chest muscle for the purpose of:

• Reconstruction done in patients who have had a mastectomy to remove the breast when breast cancer is present
• Augmentation, a cosmetic procedure to enlarge the breasts
• Revision surgery, done when either reconstruction or augmentation surgery needs to be revised due to problems resulting from the original operation

There are two main types of breast implants:

• Saline-filled implants
• Silicone gel-filled implants

Various breast implants differ in profile, size, and texture of the shell surface.

Saline-Filled Breast Implants

Saline-filled breast implants are silicone shells into which saline is prefilled before surgery or filled with saline during surgery. They are approved for:

• Reconstruction or revision reconstruction following breast cancer surgery for women of any age
• Augmentation or revision surgery in a women 18 years old or older

These implants are made by Mentor and Allergan (formerly Inamed).

Silicone Gel-Filled Implants

Silicone gel-filled implants are silicone shells prefilled (before surgery) with silicone gel. They are approved for:

• Reconstruction (both primary and revision) for women of any age
• Augmentation (both primary and revision) for women 22 years of age and older

Implants are not done for women younger than 18 (saline) or 22 (silicone gel) because the breasts are still developing at a young age.

ALCL Cancer Detection

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) is not breast cancer. It is not cancer found in breast tissue cells. Rather, in women diagnosed with ALCL near implants, it is cancer found in fluid that surrounds the implant or is contained within fibrous scar tissue (not breast cancer tissue) that often develops around a breast implant.

ALCL, according to the National Cancer Institute, is a rare malignant tumor (non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma) that can show up in several parts of the body, including:

• Lymph nodes
• Skin
• Bones
• Soft tissue
• Lungs
• Liver

It is a cancer of the cells of the immune system.

ALCL Cancer Detection Due to Breast Implants

Data are lacking to determine if there is a link between ALCL and breast implants. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a review of the scientific literature published between January 1997 and May 2010. It found 34 women in the United States and 26 cases elsewhere to reach a total of 60 cases worldwide. This is out of hundreds of millions of breast implant patients.

The FDA, which is planning to conduct more studies, concluded:

"Based on all evidence available to us at this time, the FDA believes that women with breast implants may have a very low but increased risk of developing ALCL."

Breast Implants ALCL Cancer and Legal Help

If you have breast implants and have been diagnosed with ALCL, you should contact a breast implant lawyer to seek legal help in determining if you are eligible to file a lawsuit. Contact us for more information.

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