- Industry: Government
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The FDA is responsible for pprotecting the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, the US food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, and products that give off radiation.
Bleeding at operative site that causes discoloration and varies in degree and length of time. This is expected following breast implant surgery or breast procedures.
Industry:Beauty
Study that begins after a medical intervention, such as breast implant surgery, has occurred. Therefore, it looks backward in time at events complications that happened in the past. For instance, a group of women with breast implants may be identified and then asked to allow researchers to review their medical records to obtain information on complications that they had. Women might also be asked to respond to a survey or interview about whether or not they had complications with their implants. The problem with this type of study is that it assumes that if there was a problem, it would be in the medical record or that someone would remember it accurately.
Industry:Beauty
Inappropriate breast milk production that may occur after breast implant surgery. In some cases, the milk production stops by itself or after receiving medicine to stop milk production. In other cases, the implant(s) may need to be removed to treat this complication.
Industry:Beauty
The lower boundary of a breast where the breast and the chest meet.
Industry:Beauty
Surgical procedure to raise and reshape sagging breasts. Women may also have this surgery after an implant is removed and not replaced.
Industry:Beauty
