Background Large-scale media coverage of health care outcomes can have a profound
influence on health care utilization by the general population. Google trends (GT), an online …

Objectives In October 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration mandated patient
decision checklists and new labeling for breast implants with the goal of improving the …

Introduction The internet has revolutionized health information delivery. With instantaneous
and widespread access to electronic sources, patients have countless options with regard to …

Background: The demand for breast implant removal (BIR) has increased substantially in
recent years. This study leveraged large datasets available through Google Trends to …

Introduction Breast augmentation is the most common aesthetic surgery performed in the
United States (US) annually. Analysis of Google Trends (GT) data may give plastic surgeons …

Despite breast augmentation being the most popular aesthetic surgery in the United States
for more than a decade, a peculiar trend has emerged: the case volume for breast …

Physicians are seeing an increase in breast implant illness, a phrase describing ill-defined
symptoms attributed to breast implants. 1, 2 Because of extensive media attention on breast …

Background: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a boxed warning on
breast implants in October 2021, requiring communication of certain risks to patients. This …

Background Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare
complication associated with the use of breast implants. Breast implant illness (BII) is …

BACKGROUND: Breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) has
entered the spotlight as high-profile media outlets, and the Food and Drug Administration …