Even silent tissue reactions can shape long-term breast implant outcomes

Advocates slam Health Canada's new voluntary breast implant registry, MP 'deeply disappointed'

Health Canada has launched a new voluntary registry that will allow patients and health-care professionals to receive direct alerts about breast implant recalls and safety issues, but some patient advocates and medical professionals say it doesn't go far enough.

Advocates slam Health Canada's new voluntary breast implant registry

Health Canada has launched a new voluntary registry that will allow patients and health-care professionals to receive direct alerts about breast implant recalls and safety issues, but some patient advocates and medical professionals say it doesn't go far enough.

Even silent tissue reactions can shape long-term breast implant outcomes

A new study suggests that breast implant complications are often not just mechanical events, but may be linked to slow biological changes in the surrounding (peri-implant) tissue over time. Researchers have found that microbial contamination and peri-implant inflammation are associated with higher complication rates, particularly implant rupture.