Breast augmentation: Exit injections, welcome implants

Until now, women wishing to have a larger chest had a choice: hyaluronic acid or plastic surgery. Since August 26, surgery has become their only recourse. Indeed, the French Agency for Safety of Health Products (AFSSaPS) made the decision "to exclude evidence of breast augmentation for aesthetic injectable products for the filling." Why?

This may indeed seem surprising, since the Agency recognizes that "no serious adverse events (were reported) during the last three years of use in France and in Europe. "
The acid would distort the X-rays

But the agency has the choice of care. On the one hand, the resorbable nature of the injected solution imposes new interventions regular - every 18 months to 2 years - to maintain the desired cap. Is much closer than the 10 years during which an implant can remain in place.

More importantly, according to the AFSSaPS, "the preliminary results of a clinical study conducted in 2008 highlighted the risks of disruption of imaging scans and difficulty of palpation of the breasts clinical investigations. But these tests are needed for screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. " In other words, radios, scanners and MRI may be biased.

The injection of medical devices poour increase the volume in the face (chin, cheekbones), buttocks and calves has not been questioned. The same applies to the use of these substances in the filling of wrinkles.

You have had breast injection?
The AFSSaPS advise you to "continue to attend the consultations under surveillance. However, it is important when conducting a mammogram, an ultrasound, an MRI of this area, the radiologist that you have had breast augmentation by injection, including the date. " And if you have questions about breast implants, see the form Questions / Answers published by the AFSSaPS.