Mistaken approval?

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Thanks Ilena,

TO: contact@...

clientrelations@...

To Money Plans & Weitz & Luxenburg:

While we fully agree with the concerns W & L has

regarding the suppposive 'safety' of breast implants

.... there are some inaccurate conclusions drawn in

this press release.

The FDA did NOT approve Mentor silicone gel implants.

The FDA Panel recommended approval for Mentor implants

with several redundant and unenforceable 'conditions'

.... but to date, no decision has been made as to

whether the FDA will approve either Mentor's or

Inamed's silicone gel implants.

It is a confusing and frustrating issue for sure ...

I head a support group filled with ill and injured

women who have previous versions of the " latest and

greatest " and " newest & improved " breast implants.

Let's all work to insure that sanity does prevail and

the FDA does NOT approve either of these company's

silicone breast implants.

www.BreastImplantAwareness.org/DrWhalen.htm

Best regards,

Ilena Rosenthal

Director, Humantics Foundation

www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

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Weitz & Luxenberg Urges Caution When Choosing Silicone

Breast Implants

Source : Moneyplans.net Archives

Manhattan personal injury law firm, known for

representing women harmed by silicone breast implants,

urges women considering silicone breast implants to

exercise caution when choosing silicone implants over

their saline alternatives. Although the firm is not

currently seeking new silicone breast implant clients,

they feel strongly that consumers should be aware of

potentially dangerous products on the market.

On April 13, 2005, the FDA determined that silicone

breast implants made by the Mentor Corporation should

be available to women who undergo cosmetic breast

surgery. Implants made by another company, Inamed

Corporation, were not approved. This decision comes

after a 13 year ban on silicone breast implants

imposed by the FDA after evidence showed the silicone

implants posed serious health risks to women should

the implants rupture and leak.

The FDA heard testimony from both women who had been

injured by silicone breast implants and women who

urged the FDA to lift the ban on silicone breast

implants. The testimony was part of a three-day

hearing held to by the FDA to determine if the ban on

silicone breast implants should be lifted.

Implant manufacturers, recipients, and other special

interest groups had a chance to testify. The two

implant manufacturers, Inamed and Mentor Corporations,

tried to prove their implants are safe enough to enter

the US market.

Despite Mentor Corporation’s approval, questions

remain about the safety of implants - how long they

can stay in a woman's body and what health effects

there are if they rupture and the silicone gel leaks

into the woman's breast or beyond.

Some women claim that silicone breast implants are

more comfortable than their saline-filled

counterparts. They want the silicone implants to be

placed back on the market and made widely available.

Before the approval of Mentor’s implants, silicone

breast implants were only available to women who

participated in strictly controlled research studies.

Women suffering from the harmful effects of silicone

breast implants, such as the victims represented by

Weitz & Luxenberg, say the implants can cause painful

scarring, disfigurement, and severe health problems if

the silicone leaks into the body. The implants have

been largely cleared of accusations of causing cancer

and lupus, but with a 1% to 20% rupture rate, serious

health concerns persist.

People with questions about silicone breast implants

can contact Weitz & Luxenberg. Interested parties

should call the Client Relations Department at 1 (800)

476-6070, email e-mail protected from spam bots, and

view the firm's website at http://www.weitzlux.com.