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- Title
The case for a national breast implant registry in Canada.
- Authors
Tervaert, Jan Willem Cohen
- Abstract
Summary: The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health proposed in 2022 to start a national registry for breast implants. Why, and what requirements are needed, will be outlined. Breast implant products are not always in compliance with international norms and standards, and several scandals have occurred because of industry fraud. To trace which patients have defective breast implants, a good registry is an absolute must. Furthermore, some diseases, such as lymphomas, autoimmune diseases, and so-called breast implant illness, are believed to be associated with breast implants. An accurate estimation of how often these diseases occur in patients with breast implants is lacking. A registry in which not only surgical data but also patient-reported outcome measurements are recorded will result in a better understanding of patient outcomes and device performance. The registry should not be a voluntary ("opt-in") registry but a mandatory ("opt-out") registry, in which only the patient (and not the surgeon) has the choice whether to participate.
- Subjects
CANADA; GREAT Britain. Parliament. House of Commons; BREAST implants; FRAUD; LYMPHOMAS
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2024, Vol 67, Issue 2, pE108
- ISSN
0008-428X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cjs.007123