{"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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wingtip Communications, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733431507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Alicia Mundy, Jennifer Banmiller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36667843117212,"sku":"9781733431507","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_316f65ec-297e-4953-9e76-014f50c020d7.jpg?v=1603915942","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crystal-mesh-how-addiction-to-money-turned-medical-device-makers-the-fda-and-doctors-into-street-dealers-9781733431507","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}