Breast implant ALERT

Earlier this year, France became the first country to ban breast implants with a textured or polyurethane coating. The French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) called the ban a “precautionary measure”, which was taken due to the “rare, but serious danger” caused by the implants, the concern being that they have the potential to cause a type of cancer called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).

Shortly thereafter,