inforMED
InjuryFAF

SILICONE TESTICLE

Received May 24, 2007 · Event occurred May 1, 2007

Report MW5002099 · MDR key 859224

Device

Generic name

Silicone Testicle

Product problems

  • Explanted
  • Leak/Splash
  • Nonstandard Device
  • Material Rupture

Patient

49 YR

  • Complaint, Ill-Defined
  • Surgical procedure

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

HUSBAND IMPLANTED IN EARLY 90'S WITH RIGHT SILICONE TESTICLE. IT RUPTURED IN 2007. LOOKS LIKE IT HAD BEEN LEAKING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME PER HIS DR REPORTS. HAD TO HAVE SURGERY TO HAVE IT REMOVED. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS COULD BE WHAT HAS MADE ME SICK WITH WHAT I THINK MY HUSBAND HAS, SILICONE IMPLANT DISEASE. MY HUSBAND AND I WOULD BE WILLING TO UNDERGO AND TEST TO SEE IF YOU COULD HELP US WITH OUR HEALTH ISSUES. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THE RECALL BY ANYONE. ANY INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED.