Create National Breast-Implant Registry to Help Prevent Complications: Committee

The House of Commons health committee is echoing long-standing calls from plastic surgeons and patient advocates for a national breast-implant registry to prevent illness and problems linked to the medical devices. The committee says in a report on Nov. 30 that a national registry would allow the federal government to trace specific implants, contact patients in the case of a recall, and contribute to research related to breast implants. Health Canada officials told the committee breast implants are associated with a range of potential complications, including life-threatening ones. There have been several private members’ bills introduced in Parliament calling for the creation of a national registry, but none have made it far....