Guest guest Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Inteviews like this are not good....love...Lea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~```````` >>C B C . C A N e w s - F u l l S t o r y : >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Silicone implants back in style >>WebPosted Thu Sep 20 13:44:12 2001 >> >>OTTAWA-- Silicone breast implants are back in demand in Canada after being >>pulled from the market in the early '90s and that has anti-silicone >>advocates worried. >> >>'If there was a serious illness related to silicone, I think it would have >>shown up by now.' The implants came under the microscope when women >>started >>becoming sick. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked implant >>manufacturers to prove the material was safe but they couldn't. >> >>Both the American and Canadian authorities took silicone implants off the >>market in 1992. Hundreds of women flocked to their surgeons to have their >>implants removed. >> >>Cosmetic surgeons say the new implants are better built. The old ones from >>the '70s and '80s had thin shells and the silicone was " runny, " so they >>ruptured. >> >> " (It's) very, very thick gel, " says plastic surgeon Dr. Walter s of >>the new silicone implants. " It doesn't separate, it doesn't run >>anywhereŠso >>if anything did happen that this implant wall became disrupted, the gel >>would sit there. " >> >>Eileen wanted the silicone because it looks and feels more natural. >> says she's always wanted larger breasts. >> >> " I was prepared to travel to either Europe or South America to get them if >>I couldn't get them in Canada. " >> >>Since 1992, researchers have attempted to find out if silicone was making >>women sick. There has been no link found or risk connected to the >>material. >> >>Doctors must explain risks >> >>Based on those kind of findings, Health Canada made silicone implants >>available in 1999. Under a special access program, doctors can apply for >>permission to use the implants. About 700 applications have been approved >>so far. >> >>Under the program, doctors must explain the risks and benefits of the >>product with the patient. >> >>Now, two manufacturers have applied to get silicone implants licenced, >>meaning they would be available without any special access applications. >> >>That makes Lea upset. got her implants in 1974, today she >>suffers from breathing problems, infections and chronic fatigue. >> >> " I will do everything to stop this madnessŠthis silent epidemic and that's >>what it is, " says . >> >> says if doctors had told her the risks, she would not have gone >>ahead >>with the surgery. >> >> " I could have saved my life, or the quality of my life. " >> >>That kind of talk doesn't faze Eileen or her doctor, Dr. Claudio De >>Lorenzi. >> >> " There's silicone in food, there's silicone libricants everywhere, " says >>De >>Lorenzi. " If there was a serious illness related to silicone, I think it >>would have shown up by now. " >> >>Doctors all agree that any kind of breast augmentation, whether saline or >>silicone, comes with risks. Scar tissue can form and contract making the >>breasts hard and misshapen. Implants can rupture, meaning more surgery. >> >>Plastic surgeons predict they'll be seeing more women looking for >>implants. >> >> " Even with the complications and side effectsŠ breast implants remain one >>of our best operations in terms of patient satisfaction, " says Dr. s. >> >>For full report: >> >>http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/indepth/breast_implants/index.html >> >> >> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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