The Berer Blog

by Marge Berer

Category: Cosmetic surgery

The breast implant fiasco: a scandal of private medicine

Jan 18, 2012

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margeberer

in Breast implants, Cosmetic surgery, Private medicine

First published 17 Jan 2012 on the BMJ Group Blog So, the silicone’s hit the fan. The use of industrial-grade silicone intended for mattresses, the possible fraud in hiding information from inspectors at production stage, and the failure in quality control in the regulatory phase, are particularly outrageous. However, the rapidly expanding private sector provision of breast…
The cover that got covered

Dec 5, 2011

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margeberer

in Cosmetic surgery

Guest blog by RHM digital editor Cassie Werber In May 2010, Reproductive Health Matters published a journal on the theme of Cosmetic surgery, body image and sexuality. Marge Berer, editor of the journal, proposed a cover featuring an artwork which consisted of the vulvas of women – who had volunteered for the project – cast…