{"product_id":"crystal-mesh-how-addiction-to-money-turned-medical-device-makers-the-fda-and-doctors-into-street-dealers-9781733431507","title":"Crystal Mesh: How Addiction to Money Turned Medical Device Makers, the FDA, and Doctors Into Street Dealers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alicia Mundy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wingtip Communications, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wingtip Communications, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Corruption \u0026amp; Misconduct\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of vaginal mesh and genital mutilation has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster--billions of dollars, vulnerable women patients, Lamborghinis and ski trips dangled in front of doctors, and scandalous corporate emails. But it's not a movie. It is real life, and real women are left suffering in the wake of capitalism gone wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"SHOW ME THE MONEY!\" --opening slide in Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson PowerPoint presentation to sales reps on winning domination of the mesh market\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We [sales reps] had, like, scripts designed to highlight the financial benefits of mesh implants. Like, 'See that Lamborghini in the parking lot? That could be YOUR Lamborghini, doctor.'\" --former sales representative for Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Extirpation of vaginal mesh is akin to taking a hammer and chisel and trying to remove the rebar from a sidewalk while leaving the cement otherwise intact. It is difficult, if not impossible, to remove all the mesh and do it safely.\" --Dr. Tom Margolis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My personal experience [involves] trying to teach full time with a piece of plastic hanging out of an open wound in my vagina for the last three months. I can assure you that it was not just an inconvenience or a trivial or superficial incident.\" --Fiona, mesh survivor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wingtip Communications, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45127291699351,"sku":"9781733431507","price":1507.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781733431507.webp?v=1767903493","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/crystal-mesh-how-addiction-to-money-turned-medical-device-makers-the-fda-and-doctors-into-street-dealers-9781733431507","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}