Medical Devices
Other Resources
- Breast Implant Resource Groups
- Manufacturers of Approved U.S. Breast Implants
- Additional Resources for Breast Implants and Related Topics
- FDA Consumer Affairs Staff
- FDA Breast Implants Panel Information
Breast Implant Resource Groups
This page suggests other resources for more information on breast implant issues. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of breast implant resource groups.
This information is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the FDA of the information or recommendation that a group provides. The FDA is not responsible for the content of individual group webpages found at any of the links below.
Manufacturers of Approved U.S. Breast Implants
| Company Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Allergan, Inc. (formerly Inamed) P.O. Box 19534 Irvine, CA 92623 |
Phone: 714-246-4500; 800-433-8871 Fax: 714-246-6987 Website: http://www.allergan.com/treatments/ medical_aesthetics/breast_aesthetics.htm |
| Mentor World Wide LLC 201 Mentor Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111 |
Phone: 805-827-6000; 800-525-0245 Website: http://www.mentorwwllc.com/global-us/Consumers.aspx |
| Sientra, Inc. P.O. Box 1490 Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1490 |
Phone: 888-708-0808 Website: http://www.sientra.com |
Additional Resources for Breast Implants and Related Topics
| Organization Name | Contact Information |
|---|---|
| Institute of Medicine | Phone: 202-334-2000 Website: http://www.iom.edu/Reports/1999/Safety-of-Silicone-Breast-Implants.aspx |
| National Cancer Institute | Phone: 800-4-CANCER (422-7237) Website: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast |
| National Women’s Health Information Center | Phone: 800-944-9662 Website: http://www.womenshealth.gov |
| Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Phone: 301-402-1770 Website: http://orwh.od.nih.gov |
| American Cancer Society | Phone: 800-227-2345 Website: http://www.cancer.org |
| American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) |
Website: http://www.surgery.org |
| American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) | Website: http://www.plasticsurgery.org |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. | Website: http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org |
| National Research Center for Women and Families |
Phone: 202-223-4000 Email: info@center4research.org Website: http://www.center4research.org |
| National Organization for Women | Phone: 202-628-8669 Email: now@now.org Website: http://www.now.org/ |
| Susan G. Komen for the Cure | Phone: 1-877-465-6636 Website: http://ww5.komen.org |
| Society for Women’s Health Research | Phone: 202-223-8224 Website: http://www.womenshealthresearch.org |
FDA/CDRH Consumer Affairs Staff
The Consumer Affairs Staff at FDA’s Office of Communication, Education, and Radiation Programs (OCER) answers consumer questions on breast implants and other medical device issues.
The Consumer Affairs Staff at OCER is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (ET).
To contact the Consumer Affairs staff, use one of the following options:
Phone: 301-796-7100 or 1-800-638-2041
- To speak to a Consumer Affairs Specialist during business hours, press 1.
- To request information outside of business hours, please leave a message at the prompt.
Fax: 301-847-8149
Email: DSMICA@fda.hhs.gov
FDA Breast Implant Panel Information
- March 2000 Panel for Saline Breast Implants
- July 2002 Panel for Saline Breast Implants (Postapproval Update)
- October 2003 Panel for Silicone Gel Breast Implants
- April 2005 Panel for Silicone Gel Breast Implants
- August 2011 Advisory Panel for Silicone Gel Breast Implants
