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April 4, 2005

Mrs. Dawn Aldredge

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Cranford, NJ 07016

Dear Dawn:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the Food and Drug

Administration's (FDA) pending approval of silicone breast implants. I

am deeply disturbed by the possibility of approval of these devices

without serious study about their efficacy and safety.

Silicone implants were removed from U.S. markets 11 years ago in

response to serious concerns about their health effects. An FDA study

published in May of 2001 indicated possible connections between ruptured

implants and fibromyalgia and various connective tissue diseases.

This study only lasted three years; it is important that

longer-term health risks are known before this product is considered

safe.

I hope that the FDA will not approve silicone implants before it

has satisfactorily addressed these concerns. I will continue to monitor

this situation closely, and I thank you for your comments.