If you or a loved one had a hysterectomy (i.e., surgery to remove the uterus) after using chemical hair straightener or hair relaxer, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a hair relaxer hysterectomy lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of products liability injury attorneys and class action lawyers is investigating potential hair straightener injury lawsuit cases and settlement claims of women who have had a hysterectomy after using chemical hair straightening or hair relaxing products.
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the uterus (i.e., womb). Hysterectomies are performed by doctors (such as gynecologists) to treat uterine cancer or endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine fibroids (leiomyomas), endometriosis and other health conditions.
According to the Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a hysterectomy is the second most common surgery among women in the United States: each year in the U.S. about 500,000 women get hysterectomies.
Hair Relaxer Hysterectomy Lawsuit Cases
Hair relaxer hysterectomy lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of women who, after using a chemical hair relaxer or hair straightener, had a hysterectomy:
- Hysterectomy
- Removal of uterus
- Total hysterectomy
- Supracervical hysterectomy
- Total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- Radical hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- Other hair relaxer injury lawsuit claims
Unfortunately, studies have suggested that chemical hair relaxers may contain toxic chemicals that may be associated with conditions like uterine cancer, uterine fibroids and/or endometriosis (i.e., conditions that may be treated with surgery, including hysterectomy).
A hysterectomy often involves the removal of other surrounding organs and tissues, such as the cervix, fallopian tubes and/or ovaries. For example, a total hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus and the cervix (but not the ovaries). Similarly, a supracervical hysterectomy is the removal of the upper portion of the uterus (but not the cervix). Likewise, a total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of the uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes (salpingectomy) and ovaries (oophorectomy). Finally, a radical hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, cervix, the upper part of the vagina and nearby tissues and lymph nodes.
Hysterectomies can be performed via an abdominal hysterectomy, vaginal hysterectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy or robotic surgery.
Hysterectomy Complications
Complications of a hysterectomy procedure may potentially include:
- Loss of ability to get pregnant
- Unable to bear children
- Infertility
- Osteoporosis (decrease in bone density)
- Increased risk of bone fractures
- Blood clots
- Cardiovascular disease
- Heart disease
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal prolapse
- Infection
- Bleeding
- Nerve injury
- Small bowel obstruction
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Urinary tract injury
- Anesthesia injury
- Vaginal dryness
- Hot flashes
- Emotional distress
- Loss of libido (sex drive)
- Difficulty sleeping
- Death
- Other hysterectomy complications
If you or a loved one had to have a hysterectomy after using a chemical hair straightener or hair relaxer, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a hair relaxer hysterectomy lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a products liability injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a product, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., L’Oréal, Nature Global, Strength of Nature Global, Carson d/b/a Soft Sheen, Revlon, PDC, House of Cheatham, Godrej, Isoplus, Parfums De Coeur, Dabur, Avlon Industries, Dermoviva Skin Essentials, AFAM Concept, Inc. d/b/a JF Labs, Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., McBride Research Laboratories, Inc., Luster Products, Inc., Beauty Bell and Namaste Laboratories, etc.) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product (e.g., hair relaxer) is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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