What products are covered?

GC Aesthetics Silicone gel-filled breast implants.

What brands are covered?

All GC Aesthetics breast implants (Nagor and Eurosilicone) brands.

Are previously implanted products covered?

Yes, for Capsular Contracture and Rupture the warranty is fully retrospective and will cover all currently implanted GC Aesthetics (Nagor and Eurosilicone) gel-ﬁlled breast implants. For BIA-ALCL the warranty is applicable only to those GCA products implanted after 1st January 2009.

How long does the warranty last?

For the lifetime of the Patient.

Who can submit a complaint or claim request?

Healthcare professionals. If you are a patient, we invite you to contact your registered medical physician in order to get the appropriate support.

How can a complaint be registered?

Complaints can be registered by your Healthcare Professional by contacting us at: Nagor products email: ukvigilance@gcaesthetics.com Eurosilicone products email: return@gcaesthetics.com Your healthcare professional can request the GC Aesthetics Customer Complaint Form for completion.

What information is required and why?

It is our priority to give customer confidence. We, as a responsible company, follow all regulatory requirements in countries where we trade. As a minimum, the medical physician will need to provide us with: the brand, model, size, lot number and serial number of the explanted product(s), and the reason for the claim as documented in our ‘Customer Complaint Form’. We may request additional information depending on your concern in order to provide the best support.

How long will it take to confirm whether I am eligible to claim under the GCA warranty?

It is our priority to give customer confidence. We deal with all requests as a matter of urgency, so our average response time is 72 hours from receipt of accurate information provided using the GCA ‘Customer Complaint Form’.

What does this warranty cover?

GCA provides free of charge replacement implants in the event of rupture of one or both* implants. GCA provides free of charge replacement implants in the event of capsular contracture (Grade III or IV only on the Baker Scale) of one or both* implants. *Contralateral exchange is applicable if deemed necessary by your Physician.

Which replacements are available?

Any model, size or style from our GCA brands (Nagor or Eurosilicone) of breast implants from the current catalogue.

Does the warranty cover costs of surgery?

No, in the case of rupture or capsular contracture, the warranty applies to the product only and does not cover any costs of surgery.

How do I claim on the warranty for rupture or capsular contracture?

Your registered medical physician should contact us at the email address provided and should complete the GCA ‘Customer Complaint Form’ and supply associated evidence. On receipt of adequate information, the complaint will be processed and we will confirm whether or not the application is successful.

If you have any concerns about BIA-ACL in connection with your GCA implants you should discuss those concerns with your surgeon or qualified medical physician.

Are there any time limitations on the warranty?

The warranty applies to all GC Aesthetics (Nagor or Eurosilicone) implant products, implanted after January 01, 2009, by an appropriately qualiﬁed and licensed Physician in accordance with accepted surgical procedures and techniques, and in strict accordance with the GCA “Instructions for Use” supplied with the product, but not where symptoms could be linked to non GCA breast implants.

What does this BIA-ALCL Comfort Plus warranty cover?

GCA offers the following warranty when a BIA-ALCL is confirmed by a qualified medical physician and GCA demonstrates that the patient is eligible for the Comfort Plus Warranty: - Reimbursement of up to USD $3,000 (or Euro or GBP equivalent) towards (a) the cost of necessary medical scan(s) and (b) the cost of necessary surgery to remove the breast implant(s) and associated scar tissue. - In the event the patient experiences multiple qualified events, GCA will only make one payment up to the defined maximum mentioned above and based on submission of supporting incurred expense receipts. - Replacement implants: GCA will replace breast implants with any model, size, or style, from the significant range of GCA breast implants currently featured in our catalogue.

How is a claim registered by my healthcare physician?

Your healthcare professional should contact us with the required information by emailing us at: Nagor® products email: ukvigilance@gcaesthetics.com Eurosilicone® products email: return@gcaesthetics.com

¿Qué productos están cubiertos?

Implantes mamarios de gel de silicona de GC Aesthetics®.

¿Qué marcas están cubiertas?

Todas las marcas de implantes mamarios de GC Aesthetics® (Nagor® y Eurosilicone®).

¿Están cubiertos productos implantados con anterioridad?

Sí, en caso de contractura capsular y rotura, la garantía es completamente retrospectiva y cubrirá todos los implantes mamarios de gel de GC Aesthetics® (Nagor® y Eurosilicone®) actualmente implantados. En caso de LACG-AIM la garantía solo es aplicable a los productos de GCA implantados después del 1 de enero de 2009.

GC Aesthetics launches an exciting program for the 39th Jornada Carioca

GC Aesthetics will proudly be participating in the 39^th Jornada Carioca from August 5^th – 7^th. For this virtual congress, we have an exciting program lined up for attendees.

With everything from educational events on hot topics like BIA-ALCL, to business topics like entrepreneurship or social media, to a fun stand-up comedy session and happy hour, we have a great program and invite surgeons to connect with us at this virtual event.

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How does the event work?

By clicking on our virtual stand, you can view the GCA product catalogue, the daily highlight, plus our entire program of events, speak with a representative live or leave us a message.

We will have a representative available via Zoom during congress hours across the entire event, so there will be plenty of chance to answer your questions about our pre-surgery, surgery, and post-surgery solutions at GC Aesthetics.

Click here to visit the event page on the Sociedade Brasileira de Cirugia Plástica website for information on how to register and log in to the virtual congress.

Agenda

Every day GC Aesthetics will be hosting multiple events at our virtual stand. The full agenda is available below, please note that all times below are in Brasilia standard time.

Wednesday, August 5^th

1pm	Concerns with BIA-ALCL, ASIA and BII
	Dr. Alexandre Piassi
4.30pm	Textures and Contractures
	Dr. Jorge Abel
8pm	Regenerative and volumetric aspects of breast fat grafts
	Dr. Leandro Debis

Thursday, August 6^th

10.30am	Discover the texturing process and live Q&A with our CEO
	Find out about how our Impleo breast implants are manufactured in our UK manufacturing site – and then participate in a live Q&A with our CEO Carlos Reis Pinto.
1pm	High performance entrepreneurship
	Fabrício Favero & Valter Silva
4pm	Social media: How to get the most out of it
	Laiana Ferrari

Friday, August 7^th

1pm	Telemedicine: How to use it?
	Dr. Bianca Ohana
3.30pm	Eve 4.0 3D simulator: Meet the tool
	Gisele Cadaval
7.30pm	Stand-up comedy & Happy Hour
	Join us for a completely unique virtual event, make sure to register well in advance! We’ll be sending out beer and glasses to our participants ahead of this event, so that during the comedian’s set you can enjoy a cold one on us.

Make an appointment

Prefer to schedule a time to talk with one of our representatives?

Contact us at info@gcaesthetics.com and we can schedule a specific time for a Zoom call with you.

We hope to (virtually) see you at Jornada Carioca this week!

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