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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 2015
Review['Which breast implant do I have?'; the importance of the Dutch Breast Implant Registry].
- Juliëtte Hommes, Marc A M Mureau, Manuel Harmsen, and Hinne Rakhorst.
- Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Plastische, reconstructieve en handchirurgie, Maastricht.
- Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2015 Jan 1; 160: A9728.
AbstractAbout 1 in 300 women in the Netherlands has a breast implant but many patients do not know what type of implant was inserted. The quality of breast implants is currently monitored by the implant manufacturers. Sufficient incidents have occurred to show that an independent registry is required to measure the quality of breast implants and to facilitate a national recall, if necessary. Good national and international collaboration with the government, the manufacturers and other specialist associations is crucial for setting up an implant registry. Since April 2015, data about patients and their implants have been collected, independently and prospectively, in the Dutch Breast Implant Registry to increase patient safety in cases of breast implant surgery in the Netherlands.
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