510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Implant, Dermal, For Aesthetic Use

LMHClass IIIPMA required22 decisions since 19813 recalls

22 FDA decisions since 1981. 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026 Download the data (CSV)

FIG. A — Illustration, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of LMH at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · LMH

51in 2025

2007: 152008: 502009: 372010: 192011: 212012: 442013: 392014: 612015: 602016: 452017: 522018: 572019: 682020: 612021: 512022: 402023: 812024: 742025: 512026 (partial year): 56
2007high 81 (2023) · low 15 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LMH

Too few LMH 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LMH

1in 2015

2011: 22015: 1
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LMH

1,805in 2025

2007: 1752008: 3082009: 1,2172010: 7362011: 4492012: 4022013: 4512014: 7862015: 8852016: 6912017: 1,5092018: 1,8032019: 1,2732020: 1,1562021: 1,4222022: 1,3582023: 1,4782024: 1,3722025: 1,805
2007high 1,805 (2025) · low 175 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LMH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200715—0175
200850—0308
200937—01,217
201019—0736
201121—2449
201244—0402
201339—0451
201461—0786
201560—1885
201645—0691
201752—01,509
201857—01,803
201968—01,273
202061—01,156
202151—01,422
202240—01,358
202381—01,478
202474—01,372
202551—01,805
202656—0—
FIG. 1 — LMH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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