What Do Clinicians and Organizations Owe Patients With Recalled Implanted Devices or Materials?

ABSTRACT

Placement of prosthetic breast implants for augmentation or reconstruction is common. Two specific safety concerns are considered in this article breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) and complexes of symptoms known as breast implant illness. In response to a case involving a patient with concerns about BIA-ALCL, this commentary notes that triage, counseling, and treatment are guided in practice by available data in the literature. The commentary also discusses ethical considerations regarding breast implants and related illnesses.