Breast Implant Claims Help ,Filings Prior to 1994, Breast Implants Helpline

If you have filed a Breast implant claim prior to 1994 and need help with the Complexities of the Dow Trust or MDL-926 we can help you.

Our Breast Implant team can help with proof of Manufacturer, Disease determinations, and deficiencey notices. We are your source for making sense of a difficult maize of requirements. Our Breast implant lawyers have helped thousands of women. Contact us for help with your settlement claims;

 Breast Implant Diseases and Complications

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned that both silicone and saline breast implants may be associated with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare form of cancer. thousands of women who have had their implants for one or two decades now are seeking medical help for symptoms which resemble arthritis, fibromyalgia, scleroderma, connective tissue disorders, and/or immune dysfunction and seem to be associated with their breast implants.

Additonial Silicone breast Implant Complications Include:

•     Breast Pain
•     Upper and Lower Back Pain
•     dry eyes
•     joint pain and swelling
•     myalgias
•     chronic fatigue
•     Lupus
•     numbness and tingling in extremities
•     photosensitivity
•     Chemical Sensitivities
•     Muscle Pain, Stiffness, Unusual Fatigue
•     Excessive Hair Loss
•     Achy or Swollen Joints
•     Extreme fatigue
•     Skin Rashes
•     Rheumatoid Arthritis
•     Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis
•     Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
•     Scleroderma
•     Sjogren's syndrome
•     Anemia
•     Sensitivity to Sunlight
•     Kidney Problems
•     Fever
•     Difficulty Swallowing or Breathing

Breast Implant complications may be serious. You must see a physician immediately.

Symptoms of Lupus

• Fatigue and fever
• Joint pain, stiffness and swelling
• Butterfly-shaped rash on the face that covers the cheeks and bridge of the nose
• Skin lesions that appear or worsen with sun exposure
• Fingers and toes that turn white or blue when exposed to cold or during stressful periods (Raynaud's phenomenon)
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Dry eyes
• Headaches, confusion, memory loss

FDA and Effects of Silicone breast implants  on Children

At this time, it is not known if a small amount of silicone may pass through from the breast implant silicone shell into breast milk during breastfeeding. Although there are currently no established methods for accurately detecting silicone levels in breast milk, a study measuring silicon (one component in silicone) levels did not indicate higher levels in breast milk from women with silicone gel-filled implants when compared to women without implants.
In addition, concerns have been raised regarding potential damaging effects on children born to mothers with implants. Two studies in humans have found no increased risk of birth defects in children born to mothers who have had breast implant surgery. Although low birth weight, was reported in a third study, other factors (for example, lower pre-pregnancy weight) may explain this finding.

Manufacturers Involved in the Settlement Claims

• Dow Corning
• Heyer Schulte
• American Hospital Supply
• Natural Y
• Surgitek
• Replicon
• Mentor
• Cui
• Brystol Meyer Squibb
• Medical Engineering
• McGhan Medical
• 3M/MCGhan
• Dow Corning
• Baxter health care

Breast Implant Claims

MDL-926 Breast Implant Revised Settlement Program:

The Revised Settlement Program (RSP) permanently closed on 12/15/10. If your diesease claim was received by Claims Office  before the deadline and you receive a deficiency notice you will have one year from the letter date to correct the deficiency.

If you are a registered claimant of the MDL 926 and have filed prior to 12/15/10 and received a deficiency notice contact the Breast Implant Helpline. If yiu have submitted additional supporting documentation and received a denial in 2011 contact the Breast Implant Helpline.

If you are a registered claimant in the MDL 926 Revised Settlement Program, and have the following:

• Already filed a Disease Claim prior to the 12/15/2010 deadline
• Received a deficiency notice
• Submitted additional supporting medical records prior to 12/15/2010
• Received a denial in 2011

You have the right to appeal the Claims Offices' ruling within 45 days of notification of your denial.

Dow Settlement Facility -Dow Corning Trust and Your Silicone Breast Implants

On 09/06/01 The Settlement Facility – Dow Corning Trust (the "SF-DCT")  was  created to administer silicone gel and implant claims against Dow Corning. You may contact the SF-DCT toll-free at 1-866-874-6099 or (713) 874-6099. SF-DCT and the RSP Claims Office are two separate entities. However, this maize can become extremely confusing very quickly. If you do not have a breast implant lawyer to assist you contact the Breast Implant Helpline Today.

The Settlement Facility for the Dow Corning Trust (SF-DCT) is  processing class 5 claims. Class 7 claims have not been completed yet.

11,000 claimants have been approved for either an Expedited Release Payment of $600.00 or a Disease Cash-Out Offer of $3,000.00. Total payments to date from the Class 7 Fund are $15.5 million. The total fund is $57.5 million NPV.

The Settlement Facility is still reviewing Proof of Manufacturer Claims in Class 7 and is expected to complete all Proof of Manufacturer reviews within the next year.

A breast implant Lawyer can help You

• Help you respond to your deficiency notice
• Get  help with proof of manufacturer
• Get help with proof of disease diagnosis
• Help you with you Dow Corning Trust  and the Dow Corning Trust Settlement Facility requirements and interfacing
• Help You with any of the Settlement trust office communications
• Be your ally and confidant  and help you deal with the process of your Breast implant claim
• Offer support and guidance

Contact the breast implant Helpline Immediately If you need help with your proof of Manufacturer or obtaining medical records  regarding proof of disease from your silicone Breast Implants. The Breast Implant Helpline is here to help you with your Breast Implant claim