Fw: Illegal Silicone Injected At Parties In South Florida

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Yikes, where is the common sense in these people?

From: " Ilena Rose " <ilena@...>

Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 7:43 PM

Subject: Illegal Silicone Injected At Parties In South Florida

> http://www.click10.com/mia/news/stories/news-56479220010329-130339.html

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> Silicone Injected At Parties In South Florida

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> Health Department Calls It An Epidemic

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> MIAMI, 2:49 p.m. EST March 29, 2001 -- Some people say that you can alter

> your body by going to silicone parties.

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> It's a disturbing trend in cosmetic surgery that has people wanting to

> inject silicone into their bodies to make their buttocks bigger, among

> other things.

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> One man, who didn't want to be identified, said that he started going to

> silicone parties 12 years ago. Now, his legs have become numb. It's one of

> Your Stories that a Channel 10 viewer told to Eyewitness News. (To pitch a

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> He initially turned to silicone to create a crease in between his nose and

> lips. Then he moved on to getting his buttocks enlarged. The man said that

> he considers himself lucky after hearing about the Miramar, Fla., woman

> who died last week after silicone leaked into her bloodstream. She, too,

> was at a private home when the silicone was injected.

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> The Miami-Dade County Health Department's lead detective said that cases

> of silicone parties are skyrocketing.

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> " They do this like Tupperware parties, " the source said. " You go in and

> they have silicone injection parties. They pump this unapproved material

> into different parts of the body and they sell if for cash. "

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> And as the health department source said, the silicone is not always

> medical quality. Some people use industrial grade silicone mixed with oil.

> It's a combination that can be deadly. And the man who used to attend

> silicone parties said that there is definitely pressure to be pumped up.

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> " I would go to these parties and everybody would be egging each other on

> and I just kind of felt like if everybody's doing it, why shouldn't I? " he

> said. " I want to just tell people that it really isn't worth it. It really

> isn't. Just be who you are. "

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> What You Should Know -- BEFORE Getting Silicone Injected

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http://www.click10.com/mia/health/stories/health-56459820010329-110320.html

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> Dying For Beauty: Silicone Injections

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> Following World War II, there were reports that some Asian girls who found

> that American soldiers preferred large breasts attempted to enlarge their

> breasts with injections of industrial-grade liquid silicone. The

> injections led to numerous complications. The injected liquid would

> migrate to other parts of the body, causing infections, formation of hard

> lumps called granulomas, blood clots to the lungs, cancer and death.

> Japanese doctors reported in medical journals that women injected with

> silicone showed symptoms of immune system disorders.

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> In South Florida and other parts of the country, there has been a recent

> resurgence of the use of injectible silicone in under-ground " parties. "

> People attending the parties get injections in their buttocks and other

> areas of their bodies. The silicone is often mixed with oil to make an

> injectible solution. There have been reported deaths related to silicone

> injections in Miami, New York, and Atlanta.

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> The FDA has never approved the marketing of liquid silicone for injection

> for any cosmetic purpose, including the treatment of facial defects or

> wrinkles, or enlarging the breasts.

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> Besides the risk of death, the adverse effects of liquid silicone

> injections have included movement of the silicone to other parts of the

> body, inflammation and discoloration of surrounding tissues, and the

> formation of granulomas (nodules of granulated, inflamed tissue).

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> The FDA prohibits manufacturers or doctors from marketing or promoting

> unapproved products such as liquid silicone. This means that a doctor

> cannot legally advertise or sell this material. The only exception is a

> particular form of liquid silicone currently in use by opthamologists.

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