Needs list & Lea writes FDA & 3 articles from Ilena

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I found it listed in the slide section of Mentor's

April petition to the FDA! - Rogene

Note: forwarded message attached.

Can anyone send a list of chemicals in Silicone breast implants. I found one, but Suz wants a list that includes platinum.

Kathy Nye

Subj: Re: Help

Date: 6/5/2005 11:19:36 PM Eastern Standard Time

From: hecate1@...

Where is the platinum ? This is the short list . Even with the long list there is no platinum .

Suz

and...

Hi Kathy

Does anyone have the list from d ow ?

Someone must have it . Is it being kept secret ?

There were so many years and plants and ingredients .

I have the big list without platinum . The general list .

Love

Suz

Please do not allow breast implants back onto the market:

To Whom This Should Concern:

I have many concerns regarding the approval of all breast implants. It is my strong opinion that you should not allow these devices to be implanted into anyone. Silicone breast implants are just as dangerous as silicone injections. These devices were never safe to be implanted into the human body, because they are the same as the old silicone implants from the fifties.

Women who opt for these devices live a lifetime of suffering. Many die from Scleroderma, strokes, aneurisms, silicone fluid-induced pulmonary embolisms, brain tumours, or they commit suicide. When these women die, their families do not want to admit that their loved one died from silicone poisoning. I have over 2000 women in my group, and most all of them have lost everything, especially their quality of life. In most cases, the women never go back to their original plastic surgeon. They have lost their trust and this leads to doctor shopping.

I am one of the women. My life has been destroyed by ruptured breast implants. Please tell me why I have had three pulmonary embolisms? Why do I have Asthma when I have never smoked? I'm positive for MGUS, Crest syndrome, Lupus....why why why? I have lost my family, and my quality of life is gone.

I beg you not to allow these devices back. Please read my story at http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/lea.html

Thank you for allowing me to speak out on behalf of all women.

With respect...Lea , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Articles for Ilena...

Subj: Surgical site infection surveillance in breast implants surgery

Date: 6/3/2005 6:17:07 PM Eastern Standard Time

From: ilena03@...

Very interesting results from this study ... what is causing infections

months after the initial surgery?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=pub

med & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=15820599 & query_hl=1

Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2005 Apr;50(2):134-7. Epub 2004 Dec 18.

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[surgical site infection surveillance in breast implants surgery]

[Article in French]

Malavaud S, Reme C, Gangloff D, Roques C, Chavoin JP.

Unite operationnelle d'hygiene, laboratoire de bacteriologie-hygiene, hopital de Rangueil, CHU de Toulouse, 1, avenue Jean-Poulhes, TSA 50032, 31059 Toulouse cedex 09, France. bernard.malavaud@...

The results of long-term follow-up of surgical site infection (SSI) after aesthetical breast surgery are reported. 205 consecutive patients operated from 1/2000 to 3/2002 were followed for at least one year. Postoperative incidents were observed in 26 (12.7%) patients, including SSI in six (2.9%) patients. After surgery, the mean time to SSI was 113 days, with only two cases in the first postoperative month. In all SSI cases, no antibiotic prophylaxis had been given. The causative role of infectious agents in breast implant capsule occurrence is under investigation.

PMID: 15820599 [PubMed - in process]

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=15900139 & query_hl=1

Ann Plast Surg. 2005 Jun;54(6):583-589.

The Diagnosis of Silicone Breast-Implant Rupture: Clinical Findings Compared With Findings at Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Holmich LR, Fryzek JP, Kjoller K, Breiting VB, nsen A, Krag C, McLaughlin JK.

From the *Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Copenhagen, Denmark; the daggerDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; the double daggerInternational Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD; the section signDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN; the paragraph signHolte Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Holte, Denmark; and the parallelnsens Clinic of Plastic Surgery, Roskilde, Denmark.

The objective was to evaluate the usefulness of clinical examination in the evaluation of breast-implant integrity, using the diagnosis at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the "gold standard." Fifty-five women with 109 implants underwent a breast examination either just before or shortly after an MRI examination. Twenty-four of 109 implants were clinically diagnosed with possible rupture or rupture. Eighteen of the 24 implants were ruptured according to the MRI examination (75%). Eighty-five implants were clinically classified as intact, and 43 of these were actually ruptured at MRI (51%). The sensitivity of the clinical examination for diagnosing rupture was thus 30% and the specificity 88%. The positive predictive value of a clinical diagnosis of rupture was 75%, and the negative predictive value was 49%. In this study, we found that when a clinical examination is used as the sole diagnostic tool to identify implant rupture, neither the sensitivity nor the specificity is acceptable.

PMID: 15900139 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=15664285 & dopt=Abstract

Eur J Radiol. 2005 Feb;53(2):213-25.

The diagnosis of breast implant rupture: MRI findings compared with

findings at explantation.

Hölmich LR ; Vejborg I ; Conrad C ; Sletting S ; McLaughlin JK

Affiliation: Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society,

Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. lis...@...

Source: Eur J Radiol (European journal of radiology.) 2005 Feb; 53(2):

213-25

Additional Info: Ireland

Standard No: ISSN: 0720-048X; NLM Unique Journal Identifier: 8106411

Abstract: STUDY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the

accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as performed according to

a strict study protocol in diagnosing rupture of silicone breast

implants. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study population consisted of 64

women with 118 implants, who had participated in either one or two

study MRI examinations, aiming at determining the prevalence and

incidence of silent implant rupture, respectively, and who subsequently

underwent explantation. Implant rupture status was determined by four

independent readers and a consensus diagnosis of either rupture

(intracapsular or extracapsular), possible rupture or intact implant

was then obtained. Strict predetermined rupture criteria were applied

as described in this report and findings at surgery were abstracted in

a standardised manner and results compared. RESULTS: At MRI, 66

implants were diagnosed as ruptured, nine as possibly ruptured and 43

as intact. Among the ruptured implants, 27 were categorized as

extracapsular. At surgery, on average 297 days after the MRI, 65 of the

66 rupture diagnoses were confirmed, as were 20 of the cases with

extracapsular silicone. Eight of the nine possibly ruptured implants

were in fact ruptured at surgery. Thirty-four of the 43 intact implants

were described as intact at surgery. When categorising possible

ruptures as ruptures, there were one false positive and nine false

negative rupture diagnoses at MRI yielding an accuracy of 92%, a

sensitivity of 89%, and a specificity of 97%. Correspondingly, the

predictive value of a positive MRI examination was 99% and the

predictive value of a negative MRI examination was 79%.

CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that MRI is highly accurate for identification

of silicone breast implant rupture, with a high sensitivity and

specificity when evaluation of images are based on presence of

well-defined rupture criteria.

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Breast Cancer Res. 2005;7(2):61-3. Epub 2005 Feb 9. Related Articles,Links

Do breast implants after a mastectomy affect subsequent prognosis and survival?

Brinton LA.

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. Brinton@...

In a large study, published in this issue of Breast Cancer Research, Le and colleagues report that women receiving implants after mastectomies for early-stage breast cancer experience lower breast cancer mortality than women not receiving implants. Assessment of survival patterns among women receiving reconstructive implants is complex given unique patient characteristics, disease attributes, and treatment patterns. The interpretation of reduced mortality from breast cancer must be assessed in light of significantly reduced risks of death from most other causes. In contrast, patients receiving post-mastectomy implants had elevated rates of suicide, consistent with findings among women with cosmetic implants. Additional well-designed investigations are needed to clarify survival patterns among women receiving reconstructive implants.

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