Plastic Surgeon Breaks Down the Breast Implant Black Box Warning

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) Meet Timmie Jean Lindsey, the first woman to have breast implantsASPS BIA-ALCL Resources Sientra Patient Decision ChecklistNatrelle Patient Decision ChecklistLa 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 LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSCThe La Jolla Cosmetic Podcast is a production of The Axis: theaxis.ioSpecial Guest: Hector Salazar-Reyes, MD, FACS.