Breast Implant Patients
Thank you for trusting Northland Plastic Surgery with your health care.
We’d like to share some important news with you about breast implants.
In late 2021, the FDA created a box warning on breast implants. The box warning is as follows:
All people considering breast implants, whether for breast reconstruction or for breast augmentation, must be aware of the box warning. At Northland Plastic Surgery, we partner with Allergan for our breast implants in both saline and silicone. On this page, you will find the Informed Decision booklets and Patient Checklists for Allergan’s saline and silicone implants.
If you are considering breast implants, please read the Informed Decision booklet for the saline implant, the silicone reconstruction implant or the silicone augmentation implant. In addition, please download and review the right Patient Checklist for you, either saline or silicone. Prior to surgery, you and your surgeon will sign off on the checklist together.
Informed Decision Booklets
Click on the type you are considering and review.
Saline-Filled Breast Implants
Silicone-Filled Breast Implants
Information for making an informed decision on saline-filled breast implants for reconstructive or cosmetic breast implant surgery.
Information for making an informed decision on saline-filled breast implants.
Please see separate information for cosmetic and reconstructive.
Patient Checklists
Click on the type you are considering and review.
Click to download the saline-filled or the silicone-filled checklist based on your which one you have chosen for your procedure.
Saline-Filled Breast Implants
Checklist
Silicone-Filled Breast Implants
Checklist
On July 24, 2019, Allergan announced a worldwide recall of textured breast implants after the FDA asked them to pull them off the market. Specifically, the Biocell textured implants are being recalled, due to the FDA finding a link with the Biocell textured implants and a rare cancer known as Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). Allergan sent letters to all affected patients.
The FDA is recommending that all implant patients know the signs of BIA-ALCL, which are primarily persistent swelling or pain near the breast implant and to monitor the area around your breast implants for any changes. The FDA is not recommending the removal of textured implants for women who are not experiencing symptoms, due to the low risk of developing BIA-ALCL.
Here at Northland Plastic Surgery, our first priority is you. If you are a patient who’s had breast implants done by us and you would like to talk to your surgeon about your implants, please call us at (218) 724-7363 to schedule a consult. Your surgeon can talk to you about which implants you have and whether or not you are affected by the recall. Our most commonly used implants are NOT affected by the recall.
Again, if you’d like to talk to your surgeon about your breast implants, please schedule a consult with us by calling (218) 724-7363.