This year, the primary concern of women researching breast implants became safety instead of cost. LJC’s own Dr. Hector Salazar-Reyes joins us to share his thoughts on breast implant safety and walk us through the FDA’s updated labeling requirements, known as the “black box warning.”

With his unique perspective as a champion of patient safety, Dr. Salazar shares the real history of how patients, doctors, and industry teamed up to drive these important changes in patient education.

If you’re considering breast augmentation surgery, you won’t want to miss this important conversation about what the “black box” warning includes, where you can read it, and what each of the guidelines means.

Read the “black box warning” for yourself here (heads up – there’s no black box, it’s just an ordinary box)

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/implants-and-prosthetics/breast-implants

Links

Meet Timmie Jean Lindsey, the first woman to have breast implants
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/silicone-city/

ASPS BIA-ALCL Resources
https://www.plasticsurgery.org/for-medical-professionals/health-policy/bia-alcl-physician-resources

Sientra Patient Decision Checklist
https://sientra.com/app/uploads/2021/10/MDC-0748-R2-Patient-Decision-Checklist-AUG-v1.pdf?utm_source=lajollacosmeticpodcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=safety

Natrelle Patient Decision Checklist
https://www.rxabbvie.com/pdf/natrelle_silicone_pt_cklst.pdf?utm_source=lajollacosmeticpodcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=safety

Take a screenshot of this podcast episode with your phone and show it at your consultation or appointment, or mention the promo code PODCAST to receive $25 off any service or product of $50 or more at La Jolla Cosmetic, redeemable in the med spa or toward any service with our plastic surgeons.

La Jolla Cosmetic is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus. To learn more, go to https://www.ljcsc.com/ or follow the team on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ljcsc/

The La Jolla Cosmetic Podcast is a production of The Axis
http://www.theaxis.io/

Special Guest: Hector Salazar-Reyes, MD, FACS.