BIA-ALCL Archives - Own Your Look Advances in Cosmetic Surgery Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:33:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://ownyrlook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cropped-oylsimplebackground-1-32x32.png BIA-ALCL Archives - Own Your Look 32 32 BIA-ALCL Update February 2024: UK Allergan Textured Breast Implant Group Claim https://ownyrlook.com/bia-alcl-update-february-2024-uk-allergan-textured-breast-implant-group-claim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bia-alcl-update-february-2024-uk-allergan-textured-breast-implant-group-claim Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:33:38 +0000 https://cosmeticsurgeryadvancements.com/stacsa/?p=17438 Concerns about the safety of textured breast implants, particularly those manufactured by Allergan which is now part of AbbVie, is ongoing due to a potential association with a rare form of cancer. Recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2016, the cancer was classified as Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).  This...

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]]> July 2023 Update on BIA-ALCL and Allergan Compensation Claims in the United States https://ownyrlook.com/july-2023-update-on-bia-alcl-and-allergan-compensation-claims-in-the-united-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=july-2023-update-on-bia-alcl-and-allergan-compensation-claims-in-the-united-states Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:20:19 +0000 https://cosmeticsurgeryadvancements.com/stacsa/?p=16573 Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL has been diagnosed in 1363 people across 48 countries as of April 2023 with 59 fatalities recorded to date.

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]]> Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) (December 2021)Update https://ownyrlook.com/breast-implant-associated-anaplastic-large-cell-lymphoma-bia-alcl-december-2021update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breast-implant-associated-anaplastic-large-cell-lymphoma-bia-alcl-december-2021update Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:17:17 +0000 https://cosmeticsurgeryadvancements.com/stacsa/?p=8316 The occurrence of BIA-ALCL is still a real and constant concern for patients with breast implants and plastic surgeons, who want to provide the highest level of care to their previous patients. BIA-ALCL is a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) normally found in the scar tissue capsule and fluid, in one...

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]]> Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) Update July 2021 https://ownyrlook.com/breast-implant-associated-lymphoma-bia-alcl-update-july-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breast-implant-associated-lymphoma-bia-alcl-update-july-2021 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:50:08 +0000 https://cosmeticsurgeryadvancements.com/stacsa/?p=7682 BIA-ALCL Update   BIA-ALCL is a rare type of T-cell Lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) that can develop in the scar tissue capsule or fluid that surrounds breast implants. In the UK the MHRA has issued advice that breast implants do not need to be removed, unless there are symptoms of BIA-ALCL. The current...

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