Guest guest Posted June 3, 2001 Report Share Posted June 3, 2001 From: " Zigmissus (by way of ilena rose) " <zigmissus@...> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 10:04 AM Subject: Marie Implant Article > Hi Ilena, > > Just wanted to bring to your attention an article in > the July issue of Marie entitled " Breast > Implants Nearly Ruined My Life. " > > I started reading it with great hope that some truths > would be revealed, but was disappointed that it barely > touched on the health risks. Rather, British > journalist Christa D' Souza's silicone implants > " nearly ruined her life " because they were too big and > made her feel like a freak. They were also beginning > to harden. I work for a magazine, and I know it's > common for the editor to write the title for an > article, so I won't blame the author for what I feel > is a misleading come-on. > > Implants ruining your life is 16 years of having > diarrhea 6 days out of 7. It's developing IC, with > what essentially feels like a bladder infection that > can never be cured. It's having pain and fatigue to > the point of not being able to get out of bed many > days. > > D' Souza recently had her SBIs replaced with saline > ones, and reports that she now has " perfect, goddess > breasts, " although her second plastic surgeon also > made them larger than she requested. > > In the article, she also quotes the old, erroneous > rupture rate of 5 percent, and, although she mentions > reported health risks, asserts, " In the end, though, > recent medical studies convinced me that implants > themselves would not cause serious disease. " > > I hope for her sake that she turns out to be one of > the lucky ones for whom it doesn't. Or will we be > treated to a follow-up article in several years > called, " Breast Implants Really DID Ruin My Life " ? The > saddest part will be the women who read this > reassuring article then run out and get implants so > that they, too, can be a " perfect goddess. " > > Thanks for listening, > Zig > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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