Preventive Mastectomy (cont.)
8. Where can a person find more information about breast implants?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the use of breast
implants and can supply detailed information about these devices. To listen to
recorded information or request free printed material on breast implants,
consumers can contact the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
at:
Address: Consumer Staff
CDRH/FDA
HFZ-210
1350 Piccard Drive
Rockville, MD
20580
Telephone: 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332), toll-free
301-827-3990
(Call
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, for either number.)
E-mail: dsma@cdrh.fda.gov
Web site: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/index.html
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants
(Breast Implants Home Page)
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