Breast implant maker Allergan Inc. on Wednesday issued a worldwide recall of its Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders due to the risk of a rare type of cancer.

The US Food and Drug Administration said that it called for Allergan to recall the specific models after it was found that those implants were linked to breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma cases.

Allergan has already stopped selling the Biocell textured implants in Europe and Canada.

“Although the overall incidence of BIA-ALCL appears to be relatively low, once the evidence indicated that a specific manufacturer’s product appeared to be directly linked to significant patient harm, including death, the FDA took action to alert the firm to new evidence indicating a recall is warranted to protect women’s health,” FDA deputy commissioner Amy Abernethy said.

The FDA said that as of July 6 the agency received a total of 573 reports globally of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma and of those cases 481 patients had Allergan breast implants.

The agency said it does not recommend that women with the implants and without symptoms have them removed.

Allergan announced that its Biocell saline-filled and silicone-filled textured breast implants and tissue expanders will no longer be distributed or sold in any market where they are available, effective immediately.

“Patient safety is a priority for Allergan,” the company said. “Patients are advised to speak with their plastic surgeon about the risks and benefits of their implant type should they have any concerns.”

Textured breast implants are more popular in Europe than the US and account for only 10 percent of all breast implants sold in the country.

According to Allergan, the recalled products include:

· Natrelle Saline breast implant styles 168, 363, 468

· Natrelle and McGhan 410 breast implant styles LL, LM, LF, LX, ML, MM, MF, MX, FL, FM, FF, FX

· Natrelle and McGhan 410 Soft Touch breast implant styles LL, LM, LF, LX, ML, MM, MF, MX, FL, FM, FF, FX

· Natrelle 510 Dual-Gel styles LX, MX, FX

· Natrelle INSPIRA breast implants, styles TRL, TRLP, TRM, TRF, TRX, TSL, TSLP, TSM, TSF, TSX, TCL, TCLP, TCM, TCF, TCX

· Natrelle and McGhan Round Gel Implants, styles 110, 110 Soft Touch, 120, 120 Soft Touch

· Natrelle Komuro breast implants styles KML, KMM, KLL, and KLM

· Natrelle Ritz Princess breast implant styles RML, RMM, RFL, RFM

· Natrelle 150 Full Height and Short Height double lumen implants

· Natrelle 133 tissue expanders with and without suture tabs: styles 133FV, 133MV, 133LV, 133MX, 133SX, 133SV, T-133FV, T-133MV, T-133LV, T-133MX, T-133SX, T-133SV, 133FV-T, 133MV-T, 133LV-T, 133MX-T, 133SX-T, 133SV-T

· Natrelle 133 Plus tissue expander styles 133P-FV, 133P-MV, 133P-LV, 133P-MX, 133P-SX, 133P-SV, T-133P-FV, T-133P-MV, T-133P-LV, T-133P-MX, T-133P-SX, T-133P-SV, 133P-FV-T, 133P-MV-T, 133P-LV-T, 133P-MX-T, 133P-SX-T, 133P-SV-T

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