Dump the breast implants now!! Mentor / Ethicon

J&J should have never acquired this business..

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fda-warning-breast-implants-risks-rare-cancer/story?id=46298835

What to know about the FDA warning on breast implant risks, rare cancer

A warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has raised new concern about breast implants risks and the possibility of developing a rare form of cancer called anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or ALCL.

Here's key information about the new warning.



When did the FDA first discover the link?
The FDA first noticed a possible association between breast implants and ALCL, a rare type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in 2011.

"Women considering breast implants should be aware of the very small, but increased risk of developing ALCL and discuss it with a physician," Dr. Binita Ashar, a physician and FDA scientist studying these cancer cases, said in a statement on the FDA website in 2011.

Ashar said, at the time, that most women were diagnosed with cancer years after surgery when they noticed changes in the look and feel of the area around the breast implant. They did not have enough cases then to determine a certain connection.

After further research, the FDA announced yesterday that, in rare cases, they believe breast implants can lead to the development of ALCL.

 

Well, it was Bill Weldon & Mike Mahoney who pruchased Mentor in 2009. Both those clowns are long gone, as is Pruden. Perhaps the latest batch of leadership in New Brunswick will finally dump Mentor?

 

Mind boggling.

 

Thanks for sharing. Are you seriously suggesting that all breast reconstruction should be avoided because of this Article???? Really

 

This business is a lost battle. Not only does it not make enough sales to cover its operating expenses, I've seen some Sales Manager do 'un-CREDO' behaviors (and this is putting it mildly)........ why further invest in a non-winner?

 

Allergan just purchased Keller Medical, Allergan launched Inspira last year, Allergan purchased Zeltiq, & Sientra is going to be back on the US market with their own new "Made in USA" breast implants in a few weeks. Game over for Mentor, might as well turn the lights off.