Crystal Mesh: How Addiction to Money Turned Medical Device Makers the FDA and Doctors Into Street Dealers

This is a story about greed.The 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 its not a movie. It is real life and real women are left suffering in the wake of capitalism gone wild.SHOW ME THE MONEY! --opening slide in Johnson & Johnson PowerPoint presentation to sales reps on winning domination of the mesh marketWe [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 & JohnsonExtirpation 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 MargolisMy 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