breast-implant

PIP's History 1991: Creation of breast-implant maker Poly Implant Prothèse by Jean-Claude Mas, a former salesman

Report Cites French Maker of Implants, Authorities Inti Landauro 2012

Eye doctor charged after risky breast surgeryGeorgia's medical board ordered Alpharetta eye doctor Rajesh Rangaraj to stop performing cosmetic surgery last fall after he performed breast-implant surgery on a woman who had to be rushed to the hospital to stop her bleeding, according to the medical board's order.

Some non-plastic-surgeons disciplined for disastrous results 2011

Baseline rates for devices considered safe vary sharply among different generations of implant technology—anywhere from 0.3% to 10% and even higher depending on the period studied, according to a 2007 review of implant risks by researchers at Vanderbilt University and Allergan Inc., a breast-implant maker.

Breast-Implant Risk Is Still an Open Question Carl Bialik 2012

Earthquakes are just a part of life, like freeway traffic jams, medical marijuana and "sweet 16" breast-implant jobs.

California welcomes East to quake club 2011

The deposition was taken by Pittsburgh attorney Noah Fardo for a case involving a breast-implant patient of OB/GYN Lei Chen, whom Gandhi trained.

Lack of training can be deadly in cosmetic surgery 2011

Earthquakes are just a part of life, like freeway traffic jams, medical marijuana and "sweet 16" breast-implant jobs.

California welcomes East to quake club 2011

Allergan doesn't report how much credit its customers use, but Louise Chen , an analyst at Collins Stewart, estimates roughly 50% of breast-implant revenue came from patients who used credit to fund the procedure.

Wrinkle in Botox Maker's Valuation John Jannarone 2010

Allergan's breast-implant revenue, which suffered hard in the crisis, rose 10% last quarter.

Wrinkle in Botox Maker's Valuation John Jannarone 2010

Among them, Medtronic and Boston Scientific have picked up some small companies that make devices to treat a heart-rhythm problem, J&J bought a breast-implant maker and Abbott is buying eye-care company Advanced Medical Optics Inc.

Small Stent Maker Struggles 2009

Carlo, who has a law degree and a Ph.D. in pathology, has spent years doing industry-funded research (he also worked for breast-implant manufacturers) and has been a controversial figure in the health field.

Is Your Cell Really Safe? 2008