Many women who undergo a mastectomy for breast cancer choose to have breast reconstruction using implants. While this can ...

Women who are treated with mastectomy for breast cancer often choose to have surgery to reconstruct the breast using an ...

Non-coated silicone implants found to lead to higher levels of scarring, infections and necessity for further operations ...

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While we've heard about a number of drug-dispensing medical implants, most of them have the same drawback – they end up getting covered in scar tissue. An experimental new one avoids that problem by ...

Following its initial safety communication, the FDA found 19 cases in literature in which cancer, including SCC and various lymphomas, was reported in the scar tissue surrounding breast implants. Some ...

A soft, inflatable device could be the key to developing an artificial pancreas. One obstacle to using implantable devices for delivering drugs such as insulin is that the immune system attacks the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert, warning of a rare but concerning potential risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas in the scar tissue around ...

Research teams have detailed a pioneering breakthrough in medical device technology that could lead to intelligent, long-lasting, tailored treatment for patients, thanks to soft robotics and ...

Simone Biles broke down everything to know about her recent breast augmentation. Biles, 28, took to TikTok on Wednesday, November 19, to get candid about going under the knife. “Let’s talk about it,” ...