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Understand the 4 different types of breast implant surfaces - what you need to know! At the moment in the media there's a lot of talk about breast implants being associated with lymphoma, what we call BIA- ALCL or breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma. It is quite a wordy term, so I'm not going […]

Have all your questions answered about breast augmentation surgery! Dr Cheng has over 15 years experience performing breast and body plastic surgery procedures. A wonderful opportunity to meet Dr Eddie Cheng and the AR Plastic Surgery team while learning about breast augmentation surgery in a small group setting. […]

Enbloc capsulectomy and Furry Brazilians or Polyurethane Breast Implants Do you have questions about breast implant revision surgery? Dr Cheng explains the meaning of 'enbloc capsulectomy' while taking a closer look at #furrybrazilians or #polyurethanebreastimplants before during and after the implant is removed from a patient due to capsular […]

I've heard in the media that textured breast implants may be banned in Australia? I'm worried about the safety of my own breast implants!! What should I do? It's likely you have seen or heard recent media reports about a proposed ban or cancellation of some implants and a 6 month suspension on other textured breast implants announced by the TGA or […]

What is breast implant illness or BII? Breast Implant illness or BII is a collective term used by women who have breast implants and report a variety of different symptoms that they feel are directly related to their silicone breast implants. Many of these symptoms are also experienced by the general public on a regular basis with or without […]

Key Facts about Breast Implant Associated ALCL What is BIA-ALCL? It is a rare cancer of lymphatic cells and a form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma It is not a breast cancer First reported nearly 20 years ago Who is affected by BIA-ALCL? Women who have had breast implants for either cosmetic or reconstructive reasons Based on the research we have so far […]

Recently the media has questioned the safety of breast implants in relation to a rare form of lymphoma called Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA‐ALCL). Relative to the many millions of breast implants in the global community there are only a small number of reported cases (globally, around 688 reported cases of this rare […]