Re: implants found to be damaged

[Guest guest]

What if the plastic surgeon who implanted you caused the hole? Sounds like

a legal tangle would ensue.

Kenda

> I was wondering if you would have a claim against the implant manufacturer if

> - when the implant is removed - there is found to be a hole in one of them. I

> have read (and I am sure I still have my paperwork from my implant) that they

> guarantee them for life. If they make that claim, would they not be

> responsible for the removal costs or some sort of reimbursement?

>

> Thanks

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[Guest guest]

, Read the warranty carefully . .. I suspect it is good only if a woman 'replaces" the defective implant. . . Rogene

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Unless their warranties have changed dramatically in the last couple

of years, they only " guarantee " they they will replace with the same

or similar implant that just failed!

I've never seen a warranty that will cover removal ... who was your

manufacturer and what year?

Let me know if yours is any different ...

Blessings to you.

Ilena

www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

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> I was wondering if you would have a claim against the implant

manufacturer if - when the implant is removed - there is found to be

a hole in one of them. I have read (and I am sure I still have my

paperwork from my implant) that they guarantee them for life. If

they make that claim, would they not be responsible for the removal

costs or some sort of reimbursement?

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

>

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> Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls.

Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

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[Guest guest]

Generally speaking, by the time one finishes signing the consent forms, nobody is responsible for anything . .. (except the woman for making a bad decision!) Rogene Kenda Skaggs <skaggs@...> wrote: What if the plastic surgeon who implanted you caused the hole? Sounds likea legal tangle would ensue.Kenda> I was wondering if you would have a claim against the implant manufacturer if> - when the implant is removed -

there is found to be a hole in one of them. I> have read (and I am sure I still have my paperwork from my implant) that they> guarantee them for life. If they make that claim, would they not be> responsible for the removal costs or some sort of reimbursement?> > Thanks> > > > > ---------------------------------> Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates> starting at 1¢/min.

[Guest guest]

I'm afraid Rogene is probably right. The implant manufacturers will

not honor any warranty if there is a hole. I doubt the surgeon will

admit anything. Any law suit will simply cost us, the ones who have

been implanted...more than the effort is probably worth.

All the consent forms hold them harmless...anyway.

> What if the plastic surgeon who implanted you caused the

hole? Sounds like

> a legal tangle would ensue.

>

> Kenda

>

> > I was wondering if you would have a claim against the implant

manufacturer if

> > - when the implant is removed - there is found to be a hole in

one of them. I

> > have read (and I am sure I still have my paperwork from my

implant) that they

> > guarantee them for life. If they make that claim, would they not

be

> > responsible for the removal costs or some sort of reimbursement?

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls.

Great rates

> > starting at 1¢/min.

>