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Do My Breast Implants Have a Warranty? (NYT)
Jan 17th, 2008 by Viviane
… But with such high rates of reoperation, a new debate is emerging over whether breast implants constitute the kind of annuity medicine that will entail regular surgical tuneups, exposing patients to increased medical risk and out-of-pocket expenses. At a time when manufacturers have provided the F.D.A. with clinical studies that follow patients for just a few years, there is no established medical consensus on how long implants last, leaving doctors to rely on their anecdotal experiences when discussing durability with patients.
Please see Sybil Goldrich’s comments on this article. She’s the one who told New York Times writer about “annuity medicine.”
NY Times Identifies Breast Implants as Annuity Medicine