tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20108635.post8184292483169047219..comments2023-10-01T10:18:00.072-04:00Comments on Plastic Surgery 101: Are your breast implants under warranty?Dr. Rob Oliver Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09059882318849767896noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20108635.post-28653606971438957732011-08-19T01:12:48.721-04:002011-08-19T01:12:48.721-04:00You Failed to mention that if your Surgeon re-uses...You Failed to mention that if your Surgeon re-uses the breast implant in a revision, then your warranty is void. THere should be a informed consent on this and the dangers of re-using a breast implant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20108635.post-14375399783409544212010-05-06T05:03:00.124-04:002010-05-06T05:03:00.124-04:00What type of warranty you are asking here.warranty...What type of warranty you are asking here.warranty of silicon or something else.....cosmetic surgeryhttp://www.cosmeticsurgerytoday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20108635.post-73870419851325323992010-04-10T11:18:02.980-04:002010-04-10T11:18:02.980-04:00I wasn't all that surprised to learn that orth...I wasn't all that surprised to learn that orthopedic implants aren't covered by any type of warranty. It's up to the patient to sue the manufacturer every time there is a failure. Eventually, the cost of litigation may become more costly than just doing the right thing and backing up their product with some form of guarantee that the product will be free of defects. Obviously, it wouldn't cover errors made in installation (kind of like window manufacturers offer a warranty for your windows but the installer offers a separate warranty for the installation). Sorting out the cause of failure will be tricky, but at least there would be a chance that the patient would have replacement costs covered.<br /><br />It's good to see that breast implant patients at least get a fair shake. Of course, since breast augmentation is elective, there is more pressure on the manufacturers to actually provide some better lifetime support to their customers.<br /><br />D. McCarty<br /><a href="http://www.bolithomd.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">San Diego Plastic Surgery</a>Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430197444830973366noreply@blogger.com