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The latest news, updates and statements from the Association of Breast Surgery.
Update on the breast screening incident
The following information is an update on the national breast screening incident.
Allergan Textured Breast Implants - Further advice to surgeons
The ABS has issued this further update to its members on the 21st December 2019
The ABS circulated the attached message to its members on the 21st December
Allergan Textured Breast Implants - advice to surgeons
The ABS has released the following statement on the 20th December 2018.
Allergan Textured Breast Implants
The ABS issued the following statement on the 19th December 2018
Joint statement: The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS)
A recent paper in the Annals of Surgery has looked at the long-term outcomes of breast implants in approximately 100,000 patients as part of the post approval studies.
Women offered NHS breast screening after missed invitations
The following statement has been made by Public Health England: 'The decision follows analysis by Public Health England (PHE) dating back to 2009, which found that a number of invitations for a final test had not been sent out to women, between their 68th and 71st birthday. The total number of older...
The Association of Breast Surgery welcomes the announcement of an Inquiry into the issues raised by the Paterson case.
