Absolutely.
Everything that's placed in the body should be recorded in the registry. What's happening now with the recall of textured implants is that many plastic surgeons are using smooth implants and they're using mesh, which is not approved for use in surgery in breasts. They're using it off label as regulators turn a blind eye.
Mesh has been getting coverage in the news for the difficulties that it has created. It's a high-risk device. It has complications. Now they're cavalierly using this mesh in patients, and often they don't know. Patients don't often have an understanding of what's going into them.
It's not appropriate to follow just the implant. Then later, if the patient has an issue that's mesh-related and there's a recall on that mesh, they can't be notified. They can be notified about the breast implant, but not about the mesh.