Richard V. Dowden, M.D., C.M., F.A.C.S.
Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery, Inc.
6770 Mayfield Road, Suite 410
(Mayfield Heights) Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(440) 449-7470
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about
breast enlargement:
Why won't the FDA let the manufacturers recommend the transaxillary (underarm) or transumbilical (navel) methods?
The manufacturers wanted to include the transaxillary (underarm) and transumbilical (TUBA) method in their brochures, but those methods were not included in the data submitted to the FDA to get implants approved. Because they did not submit the data, they were not permitted by the FDA to recommend those or any endoscopic method in their brochures.
In fact, the FDA panel forced the manufacturers to recommend against ALL endoscopic methods, regardless of incision location, including the axillary (underarm) method as it is usually done. The upshot of this is that most plastic surgeons will continue doing the procedures just as they have been doing all along. Most people are just glad that the FDA finally gave implants any approval at all, after nearly forty years of their being used without any FDA approval whatsoever!
The important thing is that all the warranties are fully valid after the TUBA procedure. The manufacturers have put this in writing, so there is no guessing involved.
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(Mayfield Heights) Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(440) 449-7470
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