Diana Zuckerman dz@center4research.org
26 décembre 2005 19:43
Re: But implants still pose health risks 16 Surprising Facts About ‘Your Set’
This is the letter to the editor I sent to the website you sent us:
Your information on breast implants is not accurate (see below -- from
Your web article states that less than 10% of implants have complications, but according to the FDA it is approximately 10% PER YEAR. By the time a woman has breast implants for 3 years, more than 30% of the women (although less than 30% of the implants) have had a serious complication, such as capsular contracture or infection. By 10 years, most women will have at least one ruptured implant. If she has silicone gel implants, she may not realize it is ruptured, and it can leak silicone into her breasts, her lymph nodes, and from there to other organs, for years before she realizes it. (IN contrast, when saline breast implants rupture, they deflate quickly.
For more information, see www.breastimplantinfo.org or the National Research Center for Women & Families.
Sincerely,
Diana Zuckerman, PhD
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9 But implants still pose health risks. Though research hasn’t conclusively linked implants to serious health ills like immune-system disorders or an increased risk of cancer, both silicone and the far more common saline type can still cause side effects. In less than 10 percent of cases, either kind can deflate, leak or become wrinkled, requiring another operation to replace the damaged implant. Another complication is called capsular contracture, which is when the scar tissue that naturally forms around implants tightens, causing the breast to feel hard. This also requires another procedure to fix. And as with any operation, there’s the small but dangerous risk of infection and excessive bleeding.
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----- Original Message -----
From:ParfumGigi@aol.com
Sent:Monday, December 26, 2005 3:35 PM
Subject:But implants still pose health risks 16 Surprising Facts About ‘Your Set’
Or an increased risk of cancer, both silicone and the ... is when the scar tissue that naturally forms around implants tightens, causing the breast to feel ...
9 But implants still pose health risks.Though research hasn’t conclusively linked implants to serious health ills like immune-system disorders or an increased risk of cancer, both silicone and the far more common saline type can still cause side effects. In less than 10 percent of cases, either kind can deflate, leak or become wrinkled, requiring another operation to replace the damaged implant. Another complication is called capsular contracture, which is when the scar tissue that naturally forms around implants tightens, causing the breast to feel hard. This also requires another procedure to fix. And as with any operation, there’s the small but dangerous risk of infection and excessive bleeding.
gigi-Karen the risk of infection from breast implants is high and so are the side effects!
http://www.cybernoon.com/DisplayArticle.asp?section=xtras&subsection=healthcheck&xfile=December2005_extraspecial_standard899&child=extraspecial
