Fw: My Comments to Fox News special Under The Knife

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From: " marge (by way of ilena rose) " <marja@...>

Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 4:41 PM

Subject: My Comments to Fox News special " Under The Knife "

> ~~~ Thanks Marge ... and huge thanks O & blessings to Anne, Dr. Kolb

and

> Sally Kirkland who all did a great job telling the " downside. " ilena ~~~

>

>

> Dear Ms Vester

>

> After viewing your TV special " Under The Knife " I was disappointed to

> see that only five minutes had been allocated to the known problems

> associated with breast implants (that was expressed by Ann Liotta,

> Dr Kolb, and Sally Kirkland).

>

> I don't know if you are aware that there are thousands of women

> (worldwide) who undergoing severe health problems because of silicone,

> and saline implants.

>

> As an example, over 11 million people viewed our website after it was

> mentioned in the MTV documentary:

>

> " True Life: I'm Getting Breast Implants "

>

> Many of the emails that we received, were from women (and young girls)

> who are now suffering the consequences of breast implants.

>

> I was hoping your program would have delved into of these negative

> aspects of breast augumentation, this being the most popular surgeries

> that young women, are motivated to undergo.

> Instead your program came across as an info'mercial for plastic

> surgeons.

>

> And why allow Dr Pober when refering to

> and her 24 cosmetic surgeries, going for the barbie doll

> look.....and saying this was the NORM, after all barbie is univeral!! To

> quote Dr Pober " barbie becomes an ideal goal "

>

> How could you as a responsible female journalist allow a chauvinistic

> remark, such as that, to go on record unchallenged.

>

> When the doctor was discussing 's numerous cosmetic

> surgeries, the way he conveniently rationalised this was to say " because

> he was an artist, that this was the vision he was going for "

>

> Please! Give me a break....I would have ask the good doctor... " If

> wanted his nose inverted Dr. Pober would you have

> obliged " .....after all is an artist and if that is the vision he

> is going for.....and we mustn't forget he does have the " big bucks " .

>

> Dr Pober is a typical example of most (tell you anything you want to

> hear) plastic surgeons. If you have the money you can have anything

> done. (i.e. J)

>

> It is also misleading to blame the non-board certified doctors for the

> botched surgeries.

>

> I believe if you check the website below, you will find that most breast

> implant victims, were not disfigured by the

> non board certified doctors, but were the victims of faulty breast

> implants.

>

> Implants that were never proved safe by the FDA, nor the Manufacturers,

> and this applies to Saline as well as silicone.

>

> www.siliconeholocaust.org

>

> MTV is the only TV Station that I have found, that aired an impartial

> program on breast implants.

>

> I feel that your program didn't do justice to the viewing public, as you

> didn't fully investigate, and document, the dangers of plastic surgery,

> as it pertains to breast implants.

>

> I am hoping this letter prompts you to right this wrong, and perhaps

> document, a true expose' of the cover-up, and the horrors associated

> with breast implants.

>

> There are thousands of women who will thank you

>

> Sincerely

> Margaret Melvin

>

>

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