INAMED CORP
10-Q, 1998-11-12
ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES
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                          United States
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C.  20549




                            FORM 10-Q

   FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                               OF
               THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Quarter ended September 30, 1998
Commission File Number: 1-9741






                       INAMED CORPORATION

State of Incorporation:Florida I.R.S. Employer Identification No.:  59-0920629

3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite #900, Las Vegas, Nevada  89109

                Telephone Number:  (702) 791-3388






          Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has
filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   X    No_____





     On November 11,1998 there were 11,420,363 Shares of the
             Registrant's Common Stock Outstanding.

                This document contains 24 pages.


               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                            Form 10-Q

                Quarter Ended September 30, 1998



                        TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                              Page
PART I    -     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Consolidated Balance Sheets                           3

          Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements              5

          Unaudited Consolidated Statements
          of Cash Flows                                         7

          Notes to the Consolidated
          Financial Statements                                  9

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
          Condition and Results of Operations                  18


PART II   -     OTHER INFORMATION                              23

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           (in 000's)
                                     Unaudited         Audited
                                September 30, 1998   December 31, 1997
     Assets

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents         $   6,543         $   1,946
  Trade accounts receivable, net of 
     allowance for doubtful accounts  
     and returns and allowances of 
    $5,118 at 9/30/98 and $5,221 at 
    12/31/97                           22,573            13,979
  Related party notes receivable           --               129
  Inventories                          19,141            23,117
  Prepaid expenses and other 
    current assets                      1,902             1,413
  Income tax refund receivable             99               472
                                     --------          --------
       Total current assets            50,258            41,056
                                     --------          --------
Property and equipment, at cost:
  Machinery and equipment              13,973            12,585
  Furniture and fixtures                5,361             4,541
  Leasehold improvements               10,752            10,996
                                     --------          --------
                                       30,086            28,122
  Less accumulated depreciation     
     and amortization                 (17,476)          (14,639)
                                     --------          --------
     Net property and equipment        12,610            13,483
                                     --------          --------
Notes receivable, net of 
    allowance of $467                   2,769             2,799

Intangible assets, net                    984             1,164

Other assets, at cost                     419               340
                                     --------          --------
Total assets                         $ 67,040          $ 58,842
                                     ========          ========

                           (continued)

 The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
                           statement.

               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           (in 000's)
                                    Unaudited           Audited
                                September 30, 1998  December 31, 1997

  Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficiency

Current liabilities:
  Current installments of 
    long-term debt                  $      59          $     30
  Notes payable to bank                   870               659
  Accounts payable                     11,858            14,759
  Accrued liabilities:
     Salaries, wages, and 
       payroll taxes                    4,738             2,683
     Interest                           1,994             3,146
     Self-insurance                     3,841             3,602
     Other                              5,653             2,667
  Royalties payable                     4,039             4,156
  Income taxes payable                  2,186             2,894
                                     --------          --------
       Total current liabilities       35,238            34,596
                                     --------          --------
Convertible and other long-term debt,
  excluding current installments       19,837            23,574

Subordinated notes payable, 
    related party                          --             8,813

Deferred grant income and other         1,901             1,213

Accrued litigation settlement          37,307            37,335

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' deficiency:
  Common stock, $0.01 par value.
     Authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued
     and outstanding 10,994,040 
     and 8,885,076                        110                89
  Additional paid-in capital           35,354            19,027
  Cumulative translation adjustment       848              (223)
  Accumulated deficit                 (63,555)          (65,582)
                                     --------          --------
      Stockholders' deficiency        (27,243)          (46,689)
                                     --------          --------

Total liabilities and 
   stockholders' deficiency          $ 67,040          $ 58,842
                                     ========          ========

 The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
                           statement.

               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                           (Unaudited)
           (in 000's except share and per share data)

                                   Nine Months       Nine Months
                                      Ended             Ended
                                September 30, 1998 September 30, 1997

Net sales                            $ 99,109          $ 80,309
Cost of goods sold                     35,219            26,446
                                     --------          --------
     Gross profit                      63,890            53,863

Operating expenses:
  Marketing                            26,894            21,216
  General and administrative           21,201            21,983
  Research and development              7,053             6,694
                                     --------          --------
     Total operating expenses          55,148            49,893
                                     --------          --------
     Operating income                   8,742             3,970
                                     --------          --------
Other income (expense):
  Interest income                         283               678
  Interest expense                     (3,029)           (4,258)
  Royalty Income                          108               211
  Foreign currency transaction losses    (961)           (1,272)
  Miscellaneous income (expense)          326              (259)
  Restructuring expense                (3,305)               --
                                     --------          --------
     Net other expense                 (6,578)           (4,900)
                                     --------          --------
     Income (loss) before income 
       tax expense                      2,164              (930)

Income tax expense (benefit)              137               (14)
                                     --------          --------

     Net income (loss)               $  2,027          $   (916)
                                     ========          ========

Net income (loss) per share of common stock

  Basic earnings (loss) per share    $   0.20          $  (0.11)
                                     ========          ========
  Diluted earnings (loss) per share  $   0.20          $  (0.11)
                                     ========          ========
Weighted average common shares 
      outstanding                  10,129,766          8,296,157
                                   ==========          =========
               
   The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                           (Unaudited)
           (in 000's except share and per share data)

                                   Three Months         Three Months
                                       Ended               Ended
                               September 30, 1998   September  30, 1997

Net sales                            $ 32,130          $ 24,205
Cost of goods sold                     11,926             7,985
                                     --------          -------- 
     Gross profit                      20,204            16,220
                                     --------          --------
Operating expenses:
  Marketing                             8,598             6,298
  General and administrative            5,549             7,697
  Research and development              2,943             2,310
                                     --------          --------
     Total operating expenses          17,090            16,305
                                     --------          --------
     Operating income (loss)            3,114               (85)
                                     --------          --------
Other income (expense):
  Interest income                          53               142
  Interest expense                       (944)           (1,345)
  Royalty Income                          108               211
  Foreign currency transaction gains      106                81
  Miscellaneous income (expense)          440              (303)
  Restructuring expenses               (3,305)               --
                                     --------          --------
     Net other expense                 (3,542)           (1,214)

     Loss before income taxes            (428)           (1,299)
                                     
Income tax expense (benefit)               33              (391)
                                     --------          --------

     Net loss                        $   (461)         $   (908)
                                     ========          ========

Net Loss per share of common stock

  Basic loss per share               $  (0.04)         $  (0.11) 
                                     ========          ========

  Diluted loss per share             $  (0.04)         $  (0.11)
                                     ========          ========
Weighted average common shares 
    outstanding                     10,924,108         8,477,455
                                    ==========         =========

 The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                           (Unaudited)
                           (in 000's)

          Nine Months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997

        Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

                                         1998              1997
                                         ----              ----
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                  $  2,027          $   (916)
                                     --------          -------- 
Adjustments to reconcile net income 
   (loss) to net cash used in operating 
   activities:
  Non-cash operating activities         4,312             2,334
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
     Trade accounts and notes 
       receivable                      (8,223)           (5,506)
     Inventories                        4,320            (4,631)
     Prepaid expenses and other assets   (248)             (333)
     Accounts payable, accrued and 
       other liabilities                1,919               209
                                     --------          --------
     Total adjustments                  2,080            (7,927)
                                     --------          --------
     Net cash provided by (used in)
          operating activities          4,107            (8,843)
                                     --------          --------
Cash flows used in investing activities:
  Disposal of fixed assets               (670)               --
  Purchases of property and equipment    (935)           (3,688)
                                     --------          --------
     Net cash used in investing 
        activities                     (1,605)           (3,688)
                                     --------          --------

                           (continued)

 The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                           (Unaudited)
                           (in 000's)

          Nine Months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997

        Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents


                                            1998           1997
                                            ----           ----
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Restricted cash in escrow for 
     litigation settlement             $    --         $ 14,796
  Increases in notes payable and  
     long-term debt                        410            5,648
  Principal repayment of notes payable
     and long-term debt                    --           (15,048)
  Decrease in related party receivables   128               219
  Increase in related party payables    1,038             6,258
  Grant income                            298                --
  Issuance and repurchases of 
    common stock                           80                (6)
                                     --------          --------
     Net cash provided by
          financing activities          1,954            11,867
                                     --------          --------
     Effect of exchange rate changes 
       on cash                            141             2,399
                                     --------          --------
     Net increase in cash
          and cash equivalents          4,597             1,735

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
    of period                           1,946               923

Cash and cash equivalents at end 
    of period                        $  6,543          $  2,658
                                     --------          --------

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid during the nine months for:
     Interest                        $  2,424          $  3,198
                                     ========          ========
     Income taxes                    $     97          $    371
                                     ========          ========


Disclosure of accounting policy:

     For  purposes of the consolidated statement of  cash  flows,
     the  Company  considers all highly liquid  debt  instruments
     purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash
     equivalents.


  The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

               INAMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
      NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       September 30, 1998
                           (in 000's)



Note 1  -  Interim Financial Statements

The  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements
include  all  adjustments (consisting only  of  normal  recurring
accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary  for
fair  presentation of the results of operations for  the  periods
presented.  Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for a full year.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial  statements,  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally
accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted as
allowed  by  Form 10-Q.  The accompanying unaudited  consolidated
financial  statements  should be read  in  conjunction  with  the
Company's  consolidated financial statements for the  year  ended
December  31,  1997  as  filed with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K.


Note  2   -   Basis  of Presentation and Summary  of  Significant
Accounting Policies

The  accompanying consolidated financial statements  include  the
accounts  of  INAMED  Corporation and each  of  its  wholly-owned
subsidiaries  (the  "Company").   Intercompany  transactions  are
eliminated in consolidation.

The  Financial Statements do not include any adjustments relating
to  the  recoverability and classification of the recorded  asset
and  liability amounts that might be necessary should the Company
be unable to continue as a going concern.

The  Company's continuation as a going concern is dependent  upon
its  ability  to obtain financing for the non-opt-out  settlement
agreement (see Note 7).

The Company

INAMED  Corporation's  subsidiaries  are  organized  into   three
business units:  United States Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
(consisting  primarily of McGhan Medical Corporation,  Flowmatrix
Corporation  and CUI Corporation, which develop, manufacture  and
sell  medical  devices and components);  BioEnterics Corporation,
which  develops,  manufactures  and  sells  medical  devices  and
associated  instrumentation to the bariatric and general  surgery
fields;   and   International  (consisting   primarily   of   two
manufacturing  companies  based in  Ireland--McGhan  Limited  and
Chamfield  Ltd.-and  sales  subsidiaries  in  various  countries,
including Holland, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Spain,
Hong  Kong  and Mexico, which sell products for both the  plastic
and bariatric surgery fields).
Note  2   -   Basis  of Presentation and Summary  of  Significant
Accounting Policies (continued)

Earnings Per Share

During  1997,  the  Financial Accounting Standards  Board  issued
Statement  of  Financial Accounting Standards No. 128,  "Earnings
per  Share",  ("SFAS No. 128") which provides for the calculation
of  "basic"  and "diluted" earnings per share.  SFAS No.  128  is
effective  for  financial statements issued  for  periods  ending
after  December  15, 1997. Basic earnings per share  includes  no
dilution  and is computed by dividing income available to  common
shareholders  by  the weighted average number  of  common  shares
outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflects,
in  periods in which they have a dilutive effect, the  effect  of
common  shares  issuable upon exercise  of  stock  options.   The
assumed exercise of various warrants and options would have  been
anti-dilutive   and,  therefore,  was  not  considered   in   the
computation of diluted earnings per share for September 30,  1998
and  1997.   As required by this Statement, all periods presented
have been restated to comply with the provisions of SFAS No. 128.

Comprehensive Income

Statement  of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130,  "Reporting
Comprehensive Income," ("SFAS No. 130") established standards for
reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and
accumulated balances.  Comprehensive income is defined to include
all changes in equity except those resulting from investments  by
owners  and  distributions to owners.  Among  other  disclosures,
SFAS  No.  130  requires that all items that are required  to  be
recognized  under current accounting standards as  components  of
comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is
displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements.
The  Company has adopted SFAS Nos. 130 and it has had no material
effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations
or financial statement disclosures.

Segment Reporting

In  June  1997, the Financial Accounting Standards  Board  issued
SFAS  No.  131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise  and
Related Information", ("SFAS No. 131") which supersedes SFAS  No.
14,  Financial  Reporting for Segments of a Business  Enterprise.
SFAS  No.  131 establishes standards for the way public companies
report  information about operating segments in annual  financial
statements  and requires reporting of selected information  about
operating segments in interim financial statements issued to  the
public.   It also establishes standards for disclosures regarding
products  and  services, geographic areas  and  major  customers.
SFAS  No.  131  defines operating segments  as  components  of  a
company  about which separate financial information is  available
that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker
in   deciding   how  to  allocate  resources  and  in   assessing
performance. The Company has adopted SFAS Nos. 131 and it has had
no  material effect on the Company's financial position,  results
of operations or financial statement disclosures.

Reclassification

Certain  reclassifications were made  to  the  1997  consolidated
financial statements to conform to the 1998 presentation.

Note 3 - Accounts and Notes Receivable

     Accounts and notes receivable consist of the following:

                         September 30, 1998  December 31, 1997
                         ------------------  -----------------
     Accounts receivable     $  27,691     $  19,200
     Allowance for doubtful 
      accounts                  (1,062)         (865)
     Allowance for returns 
      and credits               (4,056)       (4,356)
                             _________     _________
     Net accounts receivable $  22,573     $  13,979
                             =========     =========
                           
     Notes receivable        $   3,236     $   3,266
     Allowance for doubtful notes(467)         (467)
                             _________     _________

     Net notes receivable    $   2,769     $   2,799
                             =========     =========
Note 4  -  Inventories

     Inventories are summarized as follows:

                       September  30, 1998   December  31, 1997
                       -------------------   ------------------
          Raw materials      $   4,472      $   4,671
          Work in process        4,217          3,799
          Finished goods        11,816         16,161
                             ---------      ---------
                                20,505         24,631
          Less allowance for
               obsolescence     (1,364)        (1,514)
                             ---------      ---------
                             $  19,141      $  23,117
                             =========      =========
Note 5 - Long Term Debt  

The  Company's  long-term debt as of September 30, 1998  consists
primarily of $19,600 senior secured convertible notes which  were
originally issued in January 1996.  These notes mature  on  March
31,  1999  and  were  convertible at  $5.50  per  share.   During
November, 1998 these notes were exchanged for new notes (see Note
6).

In  July  1998,  the  Company converted $10,800  of  subordinated
indebtedness,  (consisting of principal  and  accrued  interest),
with  an  entity controlled by the Company's former Chairman  and
then 13% stockholder into 860,000 shares of common stock.  A four-
year  warrant to purchase 260,000 shares at $12.40 per share  was
also issued in connection with this transaction.

Note 6  - Subsequent Events

During  the  fourth quarter, the Company completed the  following
transactions related to long-term debt:

(a)   $8,000 of senior secured notes, at an interest rate of 10%.
These  notes  mature on March 31, 1999 but are  extendable  under
certain  conditions until September 1, 2000.  The  proceeds  were
received  by the Company on October 2, 1998.  In connection  with
this  financing the Company issued 590,000 four-year warrants  to
purchase common stock at $6.50 per share.  $3,000 of the proceeds
of  this financing were deposited in a court-supervised escrow as
part of the consideration for the litigation settlement (see Note
7);  the  balance is available for use by the Company in specific
capital improvement projects and working capital uses.

(b)  $19,600 of junior secured notes, at an interest rate of 11%.
These  notes  were  issued  in  an exchange  offer  completed  in
November  1998  for senior secured convertible notes  which  were
originally issued in January 1996.  These notes mature  on  March
31,  1999  but  are  extendable under  certain  conditions  until
September 1, 2000.  The $5.50 per share conversion feature of the
original  notes  was replaced with an equivalent number  of  new,
four-year  warrants to purchase common stock at $5.50 per  share,
and  the holders of the original notes received 500,000 four-year
warrants  to  purchase  common  stock  at  $7.50  per  share   in
settlement  of  an anti-dilution adjustment.  In  the  event  the
settlement agreement becomes final and non-appealable  (see  note
7), under certain circumstances the Company can call the exercise
of the $5.50 per share warrants and the proceeds could be applied
either  to redeem these notes without penalty or to pay  for  the
litigation settlement.

An  income  statement  charge  of   approximately  $408  will  be
recorded  in  the  fourth  quarter of 1998  in  relation  to  the
issuance of the warrants for the above transactions.

Note 7  -  Commitments and Contingencies

INAMED and its McGhan Medical and CUI subsidiaries are defendants
in  numerous  state and federal court lawsuits  involving  breast
implants.   The  alleged  factual  basis  for  typical   lawsuits
includes  allegations  that the plaintiffs'  silicone  gel-filled
breast  implants  caused  specified  ailments  including,   among
others,   auto-immune   disease,  lupus,  scleroderma,   systemic
disorders,  joint swelling and chronic fatigue.  The Company  has
opposed  plaintiffs' claims in these lawsuits and  other  similar
actions and continues to deny any wrongdoing or liability of  any
kind.  In addition, the Company believes that a substantial  body
of  medical  evidence exists which indicates that  silicone  gel-
filled  implants  are not causally related to any  of  the  above
ailments.   Numerous  studies in the past few  years  by  medical
researchers  in North America and Europe have failed  to  show  a
definitive  connection between breast implants and disease  (some
critics,  however,  have  assailed  the  methodologies  of  these
studies).   Nevertheless,  plaintiffs  continue  to  contest  the
findings  of  these  studies, and more than 15,000  lawsuits  and
claims alleging such ailments are pending against the Company and
its subsidiaries.  The volume of lawsuits has created substantial
ongoing  litigation and settlement expense, in  addition  to  the
inherent  risk of adverse jury verdicts in cases not resolved  by
dismissal or settlement.

Proposed Class Action Settlement

As  a  result  of  the burdens imposed by the litigation  on  the
Company's  management  and operations,  the  substantial  ongoing
litigation  and  settlement  expense, the  continuing  litigation
risks, and the adverse perception held by the financial community
arising out of the litigation, the Company is seeking approval of
a   mandatory   ("non-opt-out")  class  action  settlement   (the
"Settlement") under Federal Rule of Civil

Note 7  -  Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

Procedure  23(b)(1)(B).   As  described  below,  the  Company  is
seeking  through  this settlement to resolve all  claims  arising
from McGhan Medical and CUI breast implants implanted before June
1,  1993,  a  cutoff  date  which encompasses  substantially  all
domestically-implanted silicone gel-filled implants.

Background of Class Settlement Negotiations

The Settlement has its genesis in negotiations begun in 1994 with
the Plaintiffs' Negotiation Committee ("PNC"), a committee of the
national  Plaintiffs'  Steering Committee  ("PSC")  appointed  by
Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr. of the United States District Court for
the  Northern District of Alabama (the "Court") to represent  the
interests   of   plaintiffs  in  multi-district  breast   implant
litigation  transferred  to the Court  for  pretrial  proceedings
under the federal multi-district transfer statute.  At that  time
the  Company  entered  into  an agreement  to  participate  in  a
proposed  industry-wide  class  action  settlement  (the  "Global
Settlement") of domestic breast implant litigation and petitioned
the  Court  to  certify  the  Company's  portion  of  the  Global
Settlement  as  a  mandatory class under Federal  Rule  of  Civil
Procedure 23(b)(1)(B), meaning that claimants could not elect  to
"opt  out" from the class in order to pursue individual  lawsuits
against  the  Company.  Negotiations with the PNC over  mandatory
class  treatment were tabled, however (and the Company's petition
consequently   not   ruled  upon),  when  an  unexpectedly   high
projection of current disease claims and the subsequent  election
of  Dow  Corning Corporation to file for protection under federal
bankruptcy laws necessitated a substantial restructuring  of  the
Global Settlement.

In  late 1995, the Company agreed to participate in a scaled-back
Revised Settlement Program ("RSP") providing for settlement, on a
non-mandatory  basis, of claims by domestic  claimants  who  were
implanted   before  January  1,  1992  with  silicone  gel-filled
implants manufactured by the Company's McGhan Medical subsidiary,
and  who  met  specified disease and other criteria.   Under  the
terms  of  the RSP, 80% of the settlement costs relating  to  the
Company's McGhan Medical implants were to be paid by 3M and Union
Carbide  Corporation, with the remaining 20% to be  paid  by  the
Company.  However, because the RSP did not provide a vehicle  for
settling claims other than by persons who elected to participate,
and because of continuing uncertainty about the Company's ability
to fund its obligations under the RSP in the absence of a broader
settlement  also  resolving breast implant lawsuits  against  the
Company and its CUI subsidiary which would not be covered by  the
RSP,  the  Company continued through 1996 and 1997  to  negotiate
with
the  PNC  in  an effort to reach a broader resolution  through  a
mandatory  class.  The PNC was advised in these  negotiations  by
its  consultant,  Ernst & Young LLP, which at the  PNC's  request
conducted  reviews  of the Company's finances and  operations  in
1994 and again in 1996 and 1997.

On  April  2, 1998, the Company and the Settlement Class  Counsel
executed   a   formal  settlement  agreement   (the   "Settlement
Agreement"),  resolving, on a mandatory, non-opt-out  basis,  all
claims  arising  from  McGhan Medical  and  CUI  breast  implants
implanted before June 1, 1993.  On June 2, 1998 the Court  issued
a  preliminary  order approving the Settlement.  The  Court  also
issued   an   injunction  staying  all  pending  breast   implant
litigation against the Company (and its subsidiaries) in  federal
and  state  courts.   The Company believes that  this  stay  will
alleviate  a  significant financial and managerial  burden  which
these lawsuits had placed on the Company.

Terms and Conditions of the Settlement Agreement

Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, on October  2,
1998 the Company deposited into a court-supervised escrow account
$31,500  of consideration, consisting of $3,000 of cash,  426,323
shares  of  common stock and $25,500 principal  amount  of  a  6%
subordinated note.  Also at that time, Judge

Note 7  -  Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

Pointer  authorized  the  mailing of a  notice  of  the  fairness
hearing  to the class members, and established December 11,  1998
as  the  date  for class members to file written objections,  and
January  11, 1999 as the date for a fairness hearing to  consider
final approval.

In  the  event the Court grants final approval of the Settlement,
and   the   Court's  final  order  becomes  non-appealable,   the
consideration held in the escrow account will then be released to
the  court-appointed  settlement office for distribution  to  the
plaintiff  class, and the $25,500 subordinated note  will  mature
and  become  payable  in cash.  However, this  payment  will  not
become  due  before April 30, 1999 or 90 days after  the  Court's
final  order becomes non-appealable, whichever is later.  In  the
event the subordinated note is still outstanding on September  1,
1999, the interest rate will increase to 11%.

The  Settlement Agreement covers all domestic claims against  the
Company  and its subsidiaries by persons who were implanted  with
McGhan  Medical  or  CUI silicone gel-filled or  saline  implants
before June
1,  1993, including claims for injuries not yet known and  claims
by  other persons asserting derivative recovery rights by  reason
of   personal,  contractual  or  legal  relationships  with  such
implantees.  The Settlement is structured as a mandatory, non-opt-
out  class settlement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
23(b)(1)(B),  and  is  modeled on similarly-structured  mandatory
class  settlements approved in the 1993 Mentor Corporation breast
implant  litigation,  and  more  recently  in  the  1997  Acromed
Corporation pedicle screw litigation.

The  application  for  preliminary  approval  of  the  Settlement
included  evidentiary submissions by both  the  Company  and  the
plaintiffs  addressing requisite elements for  certification  and
approval,  including  the  existence,  absent  settlement,  of  a
"limited   fund"  insufficient  to  respond  to  the  volume   of
individual claims, and the fairness, reasonableness and  adequacy
of the Settlement.

The Settlement is subject to a number of conditions, including:

1.    Extinguishment of the Company's Obligations under the  RSP.
The  Settlement is conditioned on the entry by the  Court  of  an
order,   pursuant  to  the  default  provisions   of   the   RSP,
extinguishing  the  Company's  obligations  under  the  RSP   and
restoring RSP participants' previously existing rights in the
litigation  system against the Company and its subsidiaries.   On
May 19, 1998, the Court issued such an order.

2.    Certification  of  Settlement  Class.   The  Settlement  is
conditioned  on  the Court's certification of  a  new  settlement
class  pursuant  to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure  23(b)(1)(B).
The  parties  are requesting such certification  under  the  same
theory  applied in the Mentor Corporation and Acromed Corporation
settlements,  namely that the Company is a "limited  fund"  whose
resources,  absent a mandatory class settlement, are insufficient
to respond to the volume of claims pending against it.

3.    Court Approval of Settlement. The Settlement is subject  to
judicial approval of its terms and conditions as fair, reasonable
and  adequate  under  Federal Rule of Civil  Procedure  23(e),  a
determination which takes into account such factors as the nature
of   the  claims,  the  arms'  length  negotiation  process,  the
recommendation of approval by experienced class counsel, and  the
defendant's ability to pay.

4.     Resolution  of  3M  Contractual  Indemnity  Claims.    The
settlement is conditioned on resolution of claims asserted by  3M
under  a  contractual indemnity provision which was part  of  the
August  1984  transaction in which the Company's  McGhan  Medical
subsidiary purchased 3M's plastic surgery business.

Note 7  -  Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

To  resolve  these claims, on April 16, 1998 the Company  and  3M
entered   into  a  provisional  agreement  (the  "3M  Agreement")
pursuant  to  which  the Company will seek  to  obtain  releases,
conditional on judicial approval of the Company's settlement  and
favorable  resolution of any appeals, of claims asserted  against
3M  in  lawsuits  involving breast implants manufactured  by  the
Company's  McGhan  subsidiary.  The  3M  Agreement  provides  for
release  of  3M's indemnity claim, again conditional on  judicial
approval  of  the  Settlement  and favorable  resolution  of  any
appeals,  upon  achievement  of  an  agreed  minimum  number   of
conditional releases for 3M.

Under  the terms of the 3M Agreement, the Company will pay $3,000
to  3M  once  the Court grants final approval of the  Settlement;
except that no payment will become due any sooner than (x)  April
30,  1999  or  (y) 90 days after the Court's final order  on  the
Settlement becomes non-appealable, whichever is later.

Under the terms of the 3M Agreement, after the indemnity to 3M is
released, the Company will assume certain limited indemnification
obligations to 3M beginning in the year 2000, subject to a cap of
$1,000 annually and $3,000 in total.

5.   State Law Contribution and Indemnity Claims.  The Settlement
is  conditioned  on  entry by the Court of an order  finding  the
Settlement  to  have been made in good faith  and  barring  joint
tortfeasor  claims for contribution and indemnity  arising  under
state   law   (e.g.,   claims  against  the  Company   by   other
manufacturers, suppliers or physicians also sued  by  a  settling
class  member).  As additional protection against such claims  in
states  whose  laws do not provide for a bar of contribution  and
indemnity claims upon determination of good faith settlement, the
Settlement  also requires class members to reduce  any  judgments
they  may  obtain  against  such  third  parties  by  the  amount
necessary  to  eliminate such parties' contribution or  indemnity
claims against the Company under state law.

6.    U.S.  Government  and Private Carrier Claims.   The  United
States  government  and private insurance  carriers  are  seeking
reimbursement of medical services provided to class members.  The
Company has tentatively agreed with these parties on the terms of
a  settlement  of  their  claims.  While the  Settlement  is  not
conditioned   on   resolution  of  these  claims,   the   Company
anticipates that it will be able to conclude the issues raised by
the  U.S.  government  and  the  private  insurance  carriers  by
December 31,
1998  without  the incurrence of any additional  charges  to  the
litigation reserve established in the 1997 financial statements.

7.     Favorable  Resolution  of  Appeals.   The  Settlement   is
conditioned on favorable resolution of any appeals which  may  be
taken from the final judgment approving the Settlement or from an
interim  stay order.  In the event the Settlement is  disapproved
on  appeal,  all of the escrowed settlement funds,  plus  accrued
interest,  will  be returned to the Company's  lenders,  and  the
litigation will be restored to the status which existed prior  to
any class settlements.

8.     Allocation   and  Distribution  of  Settlement   Proceeds.
Following  the  procedures adopted in the Mentor Corporation  and
Acromed  Corporation mandatory class settlements, the  Settlement
leaves  allocation  and  distribution of the  proceeds  to  class
members  to  later proceedings to be conducted by the Court,  and
contemplates that the Court may appoint subclasses or adopt other
procedures  in  order to ensure that all relevant  interests  are
adequately   represented  in  the  allocation  and   distribution
process.



Note 7  -  Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

Class Settlement Approval Process and Timetable

Following  the  issuance by the Court of a preliminary  order  on
June  2, 1998, the settlement approval process is anticipated  to
proceed in several stages, as follows:

1.    Satisfaction of the Condition under the 3M Agreement.   The
Company  needs to obtain an agreed minimum number of  conditional
releases  for  3M pursuant to the terms of the 3M Agreement.   At
3M's  option,  that  condition can be modified  or  waived.   The
anticipated  satisfaction  of that condition  has  been  extended
until December 31, 1998

2.     Notice   to   the  Class.   Following  conditional   class
certification  and  preliminary approval of the  Settlement,  the
parties  are  required to give notice to class members,  advising
class members of the Court's preliminary order and advising  them
of  their opportunity to be heard in support of or opposition  to
final  certification and approval.  The notice was mailed to  the
members of the class beginning on October 12, 1998 following  the
Company's  deposit on October 2, 1998 of $3,000 of cash,  426,323
shares  of  common stock, and $25,500 principal amount  of  a  6%
subordinated note in a court supervised escrow account.
The parties' form of notice provides a December 11, 1998 deadline
for class members to submit comments, objections, or requests  to
intervene and be heard, with a final settlement hearing scheduled
on January 11, 1999.

3.   Hearing on Final Certification and Approval.  At the hearing
on  final certification and approval, the Court will consider any
comments  and objections received from class members as  well  as
any  further evidence and legal argument submitted by the parties
or  interveners  concerning issues relevant to certification  and
approval, including the Company's status as a "limited fund"  and
fairness,   reasonableness  and  adequacy  of   the   Settlement.
Assuming a favorable outcome, the Court will thereafter  issue  a
final  order  and judgment certifying the class  as  a  mandatory
class   under   Federal  Rule  of  Civil  Procedure  23(b)(1)(B),
approving the settlement, enjoining class members from litigation
of  settled claims, and barring contribution and indemnity claims
to the extent permitted under state law.

Ongoing Litigation Risks

Although the Company expects the Settlement, if approved, to  end
as a practical matter its involvement in the current mass product
liability  litigation in the United States over breast  implants,
there remain a number of ongoing litigation risks, including:

1.     Non-Approval  of  Settlement.   The  Settlement  Agreement
requires all parties to use their best efforts to obtain approval
of the Settlement by the Court and on appeal.  However, there can
be  no  assurance that the Court will approve the  Settlement  or
that  a  decision approving it will be affirmed on  appeal.   The
approval  decision turns on factual issues which may be contested
by  class  members  opposing  the  Settlement,  and  additionally
implicates  a  number  of legal issues that  neither  the  United
States  Supreme  Court  nor  the federal  appellate  courts  have
definitely  ruled  upon.   While courts have  approved  similarly
structured  mandatory class settlements in the Mentor Corporation
and  Acromed  Corporation cases, neither of those  decisions  was
subjected  to  appellate review. The Company cannot  predict  the
ultimate  outcome of the approval process or the appeals  process
in  the event any appeals of the Settlement are filed in a timely
manner.  The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on

Note 7  -  Commitments and Contingencies(continued)

December 8, 1998 in a case involving a limited fund settlement of
an  asbestos  company's liabilities.  The Company cannot  predict
whether that case will have an adverse impact on the Settlement.

2.   Collateral Attack.  As in all class actions, the Company may
be   called  upon  to  defend  individual  lawsuits  collaterally
attacking the Settlement even if approved and affirmed on appeal.
However,  the typically permissible grounds for such attacks  (in
general,  lack  of  jurisdiction or  constitutionally  inadequate
class  notice or representation) are significantly narrower  than
the grounds available on direct appeal.

3.   Non-Covered Claims.  The Settlement does not include several
categories of breast implants which the Company will be  left  to
defend  in  the  ordinary course through the tort system.   These
include  lawsuits  relating to breast implants  implanted  on  or
after  June 1, 1993, and lawsuits in foreign jurisdictions.   The
Company   regards  lawsuits  involving  post-June  1993  implants
(predominantly  saline-filled  implants)  as  routine  litigation
manageable  in  the ordinary course of business.  Breast  implant
litigation outside of the United States has to date been minimal,
and  the  Court  has  with minor exceptions rejected  efforts  by
foreign plaintiffs to file suit in the United States.

The  Company  plans  to  obtain  the  cash  needed  to  fund  the
Settlement from the $35.5 million of proceeds to be received upon
the exercise of an aggregate of 5.6 million warrants at a blended
price of $6.20 per share issued in July 1997 and October 1998  to
the  various  holders of the Company's senior and junior  secured
debt.   In  the  event the stock market price for  the  Company's
shares has not increased by the time such funding is needed to at
least  $10  per share, the Company may seek to obtain other  debt
and/or  equity  financing, or may adjust the  exercise  price  of
those warrants.  In either such event, the Company cannot predict
the extent of additional dilution to existing shareholders.

Accounting Treatment

In  1993,  the Company recorded a $9,152 reserve for  litigation.
For  the  year ended December 31, 1997, the Company  recorded  an
additional  reserve  of $28,150.  The litigation  reserve  as  of
September  30, 1998 of $37,303 includes the cost of the  non-opt-
out  settlement agreement of $31,500, other settlements of $4,845
and legal fees and other related expenses of $958.

ITEM 2.

   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


This Quarterly Report contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of  1933,
as  amended,  and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934,  as  amended, which are intended to be covered by the  safe
harbors  created  thereby.   Investors  are  cautioned  that  all
forward-looking   statements  involve  risks   and   uncertainty,
including  without  limitation, the ability  of  the  Company  to
continue  its  expansion  strategy,  changes  in  costs  of   raw
materials,  labor,  and employee benefits,  as  well  as  general
market conditions, competition and pricing.  Although the Company
believes  that  the  assumptions underlying  the  forward-looking
statements   contained  herein  are  reasonable,   any   of   the
assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, there can  be  no
assurance  that the forward-looking statements included  in  this
Quarterly  Report will prove to be accurate.   In  light  of  the
significant   uncertainties  inherent  in   the   forward-looking
statements  including herein, the inclusion of  such  information
should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or  any
other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be
achieved.

Results of Operations

    The  Company's  financial performance  in  recent  years  was
strongly  and  adversely impacted by: 1) the costs  of  improving
manufacturing  practices  and policies  in  accordance  with  FDA
regulations;  2)  the  costs  of addressing  the  breast  implant
litigation;  3)  investments  made in  international  markets  to
increase the Company's sales and marketing presence; and  4)  the
cost  of  investing in research and development, particularly  in
new  products and technologies.  Based on these factors, although
sales have grown during those periods, expenses have grown  at  a
significantly   higher   rate.    Consequently,   the   Company's
financial  performance has deteriorated in recent  years  through
the first quarter of 1998.

    Since its appointment in early 1998, the Company's new senior
management team has concentrated the Company on increasing sales,
improving   manufacturing  efficiencies  and   reducing   various
expenses.   The  new management team has undertaken  a  strategic
review  of the Company's operations and businesses, and based  on
that  effort  a  restructuring plan was implemented.   This  plan
included an approximate 10% worldwide reduction in headcount, the
closing   of   administration  offices   and   the   exiting   or
discontinuance  of  certain smaller unprofitable  product  lines.
These  activities were undertaken beginning in the third  quarter
of 1998.

   During the third quarter of 1998, a total of $2.8 million, net
of  an  income  tax  refund, was expensed  to  recognize  various
restructuring   charges   associated  with   management's   plan.
Approximately   $3.3  million  was  classified  as  restructuring
charges of which $2.1 million relates directly to the closing  of
an   administration  office  in  the  Netherlands,  $0.6  million
recognizes the termination costs of employees at both the Ireland
and U.S. subsidiaries and $0.6 million in assets was disposed  of
in  the  United States as part of the restructuring plan  and  is
included  in miscellaneous expenses.  In the Netherlands,  a  tax
benefit  of  $0.5 million was also recorded as a  result  of  the
restructuring charges incurred in that subsidiary.

    Net  income prior to the restructuring charge of $2.8 million
totaled $4.8 million year to date and $2.3 million for the  third
quarter  of 1998, as compared to a loss of $0.9 million and  $0.9
million for the same periods in 1997.  Net income per share, both
basic  and diluted, prior to the restructuring charges was  $0.48
per share year to date and $0.22 for the third quarter of 1998 as
compared to a net loss of $0.11 and a net loss of $0.11  for  the
same  periods  in  1997.  Taking the restructuring  charges  into
account,  the  Company had a net income of $2.0 million  year  to
date  and  a net loss of $0.5 million for the quarter as compared
to a net loss of $0.9 million for both the year to date and third
quarter  of  1997.  Net income per share, basic and diluted,  was
$0.20 year to date and net loss for the third quarter of 1998 was
$0.04.   For the same periods in 1997 the results yielded  a  net
loss per share, basic and diluted, of $0.11 for both periods.

     Management  believes  that  the  restructuring  plan  is  an
important  and essential step toward making the Company  a  long-
term,  viable  enterprise once the breast implant  settlement  is
completed; without the steps included in the restructuring  plan,
management  believes  that  the  Company  could  not  obtain  the
financing necessary to ensure the success and completion of  that
settlement.

    Summary  financial table.  Set forth below is a  table  which
shows  the  individual  components of the  Company's  results  of
operations,  both in dollars (in thousands) and as a  percent  of
net  sales; and including the percentage increase (decrease)  for
the periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997.

                              Nine Months Ended

                         September 30,         September 30,
                             1998                 1997
(in 000's)
                                      %Inc.
                                      (Dec.)
Sales                       99,109     23%       80,309
Cost of Goods Sold          35,219     33%       26,446

Gross Profit                63,890     19%       53,863
As a % of sales                64%                  67%

Marketing                   26,894     27%       21,216
As a % of sales                27%                  26%
G&A                         21,201    (4%)       21,983
As a % of sales                21%                  27%
R&D                          7,053      5%        6,694
As a % of sales                 7%                   8%

Operating expenses          55,148     11%       49,893
  As a % of sales              56%                  62%

Operating income             8,742    120%        3,970
 As a % of sales                9%                   5%


     Sales.   While the Company's revenues are  subject  to
adjustments  due  to changes in price or volume  of  units  sold,
revenue increases from the first nine months of 1997 compared  to
the  first  nine  months  of  1998 were  primarily  a  result  of
increased  volume.  Based on publicly available information,  the
Company  believes that the markets for its products are  growing,
and  that  it  is  increasing its market  share  in  relation  to
competitors.

    Sales in the United States accounted for 65% and 63% of total
net  sales  for  the periods ended September 30, 1998  and  1997,
respectively. International sales accounted for 35%  and  37%  of
total  net  sales for the periods ended September  30,  1998  and
1997, respectively.

   Cost of goods sold.  The largest factors in the variation from
year  to year in cost of goods sold as a percentage of net  sales
is  the  cost of raw materials, the yield of finished goods  from
the  Company's manufacturing facilities, and the load  factor  at
the  Company's manufacturing facilities.  The first  two  factors
were  stable for the first nine months of 1998.  However, in  the
first  quarter  of  1998 there was significant  downtime  at  the
Company's  manufacturing facilities, due  to  an  FDA  audit  and
excess  inventory, which adversely affected the load  factor  and
manufacturing efficiencies.  On an annual basis, the Company  was
also  adversely affected by a write-off of certain raw  materials
which did not meet Company specifications and by a devaluation of
inventory based on a periodic adjustment in the standard cost  of
certain products.

    Marketing  expenses.  The increase in marketing  expenses  is
generally correlated to increased sales, based on commissions  to
sales  representatives and other payments to third  parties  with
sales-based payment arrangements.  Management is reviewing  those
other payments and expects to implement a reduction in the coming
months.   Marketing expenses are also affected  by  the  overhead
associated with supporting various sales and marketing functions,
and  by participation in trade conventions and shows.  Management
is  reviewing these expenses as well, and expects to reduce  them
without adversely impacting sales growth.

     General  and  administrative  expenses.   G&A  expenses  are
affected   by   overall   headcount  in  various   administrative
functions,  and the legal, accounting and other outside  services
which  were necessary to defend the Company in the breast implant
litigation and negotiate a settlement.  In order to reduce  these
expenses,  the Company has reduced the staff levels in  both  the
domestic and international subsidiaries.  In addition, management
has  also  set  targets to control and reduce other  general  and
administrative expenses throughout the Company.

   Research and development expenses.  R&D expenditures increased
slightly  for the nine month period ended September 30,  1998  as
compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 1997.    As
a  percentage  of sales, research and development costs  for  the
nine  months  have  decreased  by approximately  1%  in  1998  as
compared  to  1997.  The Company invested $2.2 million  and  $1.7
million  for  the  periods ended September  30,  1998  and  1997,
respectively   at   the  Company's  BioEnterics   subsidiary   in
connection with the development of obesity products.  In 1998 the
new  management team began considering various options to sell  a
portion  of  its  interest in this business or to  seek  a  joint
venture partner.

    Interest expense.  Net interest expense of approximately $3.0
million  for the nine month period ended September 30,  1998  (as
compared  to  $4.3  million  for  the  nine  month  period  ended
September  30, 1997) was primarily due to:  (1) the net  carrying
costs  on  the  11% secured convertible notes issued  in  January
1996;   (2)  interest  of  $510,000  on  $9.9  million  of  10.5%
subordinated  notes which were incurred primarily  in  the  later
half  of  1997  to fund the working capital needs; (3)  non-cash,
finance  expense of $330,000 related to the issuance of  warrants
in  conjunction  with  the conversion of the  10.5%  subordinated
notes to equity, and (4) a penalty charge of $253,000 due to  the
Company's  failure to provide an effective registration statement
to the holders of the 4% convertible debentures issued in January
of  1997.   As  of July 1998 all of the 10.5% subordinated  notes
(including  accrued interest) were converted into  common  stock;
and as of April 1998 all of the 4% debentures were converted into
common  stock and the Company is no longer incurring such penalty
charges.

   Foreign currency translation loss.  Historically the Company's
subsidiaries   have   incurred  significant  intercompany   debts
(totaling more than $31 million for non-U.S. subsidiaries), which
are   eliminated   in  the  consolidated  financial   statements.
However,  those  intercompany debts,  which  are  denominated  in
various foreign currencies, give rise to translation adjustments.
In  1998  the  new management team evaluated various alternatives
for reducing the Company's foreign currency exposure, and decided
to  convert the non-U.S. intercompany debts to the capital of the
respective subsidiaries during the later part of 1998.

    Operating Income.  As noted above, beginning in 1998 the  new
management team has undertaken a restructuring program  which  is
designed to reverse the Company's poor operating performance  and
significantly  improve the Company's operating margin.   Included
in  this  program is a reduction in headcount, discontinuance  or
sale  of  certain  smaller unprofitable product  lines,  improved
asset  management  (especially receivables  and  inventory),  and
reduced  general  and  administrative  expenses.   There  is   no
assurance that the Company will be successful in these efforts.

Financial Condition

    Liquidity.   During the first nine months of  1998,  the  new
management  team  focused on reversing the  significant  negative
cash  flow of the past three years.  Based on net income of  $2.0
million  for the first nine months of 1998 and improved inventory
turns,  net  cash provided by operating activities  totaled  $4.1
million  for  the first nine months ended September 30,  1998  as
compared to net cash used in operating activities of $8.8 million
for  the  nine  months ended September 30, 1997. The  swing  from
using cash in operating activities to providing cash in operating
activities, totaling approximately $12.9 million, is  the  result
of  the  efforts  which  were  undertaken  to  reduce  costs  and
inventory  and thereby improve cash flow.  As further  reductions
in  cost  of  goods,  G&A and R&D outlined above  begin  to  take
effect,  the  Company  believes cash flow  from  operations  will
continue to improve.

     Breast  Implant Settlement.  Under the terms of the proposed
settlement of the breast implant litigation, the Company will  be
obligated  to pay an aggregate of $34.5 million to the plaintiffs
and  3M  at the later of (x) April 30, 1999 or (y) 90 days  after
the  Court's  final order becomes non-appealable.   That  payment
will  consist  of $31.5 million of cash (which will  be  used  to
retire  the $25.5 million note to the plaintiffs which was placed
in  escrow  prior  to  the  mailing of  notice  of  the  proposed
settlement) and 426,323 shares of common stock.

      The  Company plans to obtain the cash needed  to  fund  the
Settlement from the $35.5 million of proceeds to be received upon
the exercise of an aggregate of 5.6 million warrants at a blended
price of $6.20 per share issued in July 1997 and October 1998  to
the  various  holders of the Company's senior and junior  secured
debt.   In  the  event the stock market price for  the  Company's
shares has not increased by the time such funding is needed to at
least  $10  per share, the Company may seek to obtain other  debt
and/or  equity  financing, or may adjust the  exercise  price  of
those warrants.  In either such event, the Company cannot predict
the extent of additional dilution to existing shareholders.

      The  costs  of defending the breast implant litigation-both
past  and future-vastly exceed the Company's financial resources.
Absent  the  successful  completion of  the  settlement  of  this
litigation through the vehicle of a mandatory non-opt-out  class,
management  believes  that  the Company  would  not  be  able  to
continue  as a going concern.  Although the Company is optimistic
that  the proposed settlement agreement can be completed  on  the
terms  and within the timetable negotiated and announced in April
1998, there can be no assurance in this regard.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

          The Company is a defendant in breast implant litigation
as  discussed  in  Note 7 to          the unaudited  consolidated
financial statements.

          The  Company  has  been advised by the  Securities  and
          Exchange   Commission  that  it  has  begun  a   formal
          investigation of the matters disclosed in  the  Current
          Report  on Form 8K dated March 6, 1998 relating to  the
          resignation  of Coopers & Lybrand LLP as the  Company's
          independent  accountant.  The  Company  is  cooperating
          fully  in this investigation.  Furthermore, the Company
          believes  that  all of the procedural  and  substantive
          issues  raised  in  that  filing  have  been  addressed
          through  a  variety of steps, including the appointment
          of   a   new  senior  management  team,  the  continual
          oversight  by  an audit committee, and  the  conversion
          into  equity  of  the  $10.8  million  of  indebtedness
          (including   accrued  interest)  owed  to   an   entity
          controlled  by  the former Chairman  at  a  significant
          discount,  which  more  than  adequately  reflects  the
          dollar   value   of  any  questionable  related   party
          transactions.  The Company does not believe  that  this
          investigation will give rise to any material costs, and
          is seeking to pursue a prompt resolution of this matter
          so  that  it  can  focus its efforts on  returning  the
          Company  to  long-term profitability and resolving  the
          breast implant litigation.

ITEMS 2. THROUGH 5.

          Not applicable



ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          Form 8-K dated October 2, 1998


                       INAMED CORPORATION

                           SIGNATURES



      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused  this
report  to  be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.

                              INAMED CORPORATION



November 12, 1998             By: /s/ Richard G. Babbitt
                                  Richard G. Babbitt,
                                  Chairman of the Board,
                                  Chief Executive Officer and President



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