Re: Another Study by Plastic Surgeons, for Plastic Surgeons!

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They couldn't pay me to put those death devices in my body again, I don't care

how 'new'

it is. I don't trust their danged studies - we all know how useless they have

been.

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> Another Study by Plastic Surgeons, for Plastic

> Surgeons!

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> Study Finds New Type of Silicone Implants Offer More

> Natural-Looking Breasts with Low Complication Rate

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> Mon Oct 17,12:30 PM ET

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> National Desk, Medical Reporter, Health Reporter

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> Contact: La or Hugins, both of

> American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 847-228-9900 or

> media@p...

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> ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A

> new type of silicone breast implant, currently

> available to women who agree to be part of a clinical

> study, offers breast augmentation and reconstruction

> patients more natural looking breasts with a low

> complication rate, according to a recent study in

> Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official

> medical journal of the American Society of Plastic

> Surgeons (ASPS). The new gel implants will be the next

> type of silicone implant produced by manufacturers if

> the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves

> the devices to be marketed and sold in the United

> States.

>

>

> " It is an extreme understatement to say our patients

> are happy with the more cohesive gel implants, " said

> Brown, MD, ASPS member and study author.

> " These implants simply look and feel much more natural

> than saline implants. My patients are thrilled with

> their results. "

>

>

> The new devices are more cohesive than those currently

> being considered by the FDA. They have a gummy

> consistency, which allows them to hold their shape

> better than saline. According to the study, the gummy

> consistency decreases the likelihood of rippling and

> provides greater safety because, being more solid, the

> silicone may not escape from the shell if it were to

> rupture. The more cohesive silicone material and its

> textured shell also give the implant a very natural

> and proportionate breast shape.

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> " I think this is a great device, " said Walter Erhardt,

> MD, chair of the ASPS Public Education Committee and

> surgeon participant in the cohesive gel implant

> clinical study. " It's not perfect and there is going

> to be a learning curve for surgeons in terms of

> educating them on how to use the more cohesive gel

> implants. A big criticism of previous implants has

> been silent rupture and re-operation rates. In my

> opinion, this product has a good chance for a greater

> longevity rate as well as less complications. "

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> According to the study, another benefit of the more

> cohesive gel implants is the availability of a wide

> variety of shapes and sizes to more closely match

> breast shapes and chest dimensions. For example,

> plastic surgeons can use a patient's breast

> measurements to custom select an implant specific to

> each breast.

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> Beyond the cosmetic advantages of the more cohesive

> implants, these implants have a low complication rate.

> In the study, only 3.4 percent of the 118 breast

> augmentation patients experienced complications,

> including hematoma, capsular contracture, and

> asymmetry. Nineteen percent of the 32 breast

> reconstruction patients experienced complications --

> most were minor with only one patient requiring

> re-operation. According to Dr. Brown, this rate of

> re-operation for breast reconstruction patients is

> remarkably low considering the inherent challenges of

> breast reconstruction. He also noted that with an

> average follow-up of 21 months (ranging from 16 to 36

> months), longer term data will be needed to further

> substantiate the promising short-term results.

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> " The more cohesive gel implants are going to play a

> major role in aesthetic and reconstructive breast

> surgery if they are approved for sale in North

> America, " said Dr. Brown. " We have already seen their

> potential through studies in Europe. Now, through our

> own research, we are finding with these implants, re-

> operation is rare, the complication rate is low and

> patients are extremely pleased with their outcome. "

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> According to the ASPS, more than 264,000 breast

> augmentations and nearly 63,000 breast reconstructions

> were performed in 2004.

>

> The FDA is currently considering the reintroduction of

> silicone implants for sale in the United States, 13

> years after it restricted access to them due to safety

> concerns. In 1992, the FDA imposed a moratorium on the

> sale of silicone implants and saline implants have

> dominated the North American market. In the second

> half of 2005, after the manufacturers presented data

> at a panel hearing, the FDA issued " approval with

> conditions " for the sale of silicone implants,

> stipulating a number of conditions the manufacturers

> must satisfy in order to receive FDA approval. Data

> regarding this new type of silicone implant, the more

> cohesive silicone implants, has not yet received an

> FDA panel hearing.

>

> For referrals to ASPS Member Surgeons certified by the

> American Board of Plastic Surgery, call 888-4-PLASTIC

> (475-2784) or visit http://www.plasticsurgery.org to

> learn more about cosmetic and reconstructive plastic

> surgery.

>

> The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the

> largest organization of board-certified plastic

> surgeons in the world. With more than 6,000 members,

> the society is recognized as a leading authority and

> information source on cosmetic and reconstructive

> plastic surgery. ASPS comprises 94 percent of all

> board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States.

> Founded in 1931, the society represents physicians

> certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery or

> The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of

> Canada.

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> http://www.usnewswire.com/

>

> /© 2005 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/

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[Guest guest]

I've come to realize that I've lost trust in ALL

medical doctors after seeing how they act regarding

breast implants! . . . I didn't know how deep my

distrust went until my dentist told me that I was " the

only one to have so much trouble " . . . It hit a very

sensitive button!

Rogene

[Guest guest]

You'll be glad to hear that my dentist, who treats people with TMJ, has made the connection between women with breast implants and TMJ. He's just seen too many for it to be a coincidence.

Re: Re: Another Study by Plastic Surgeons, for Plastic Surgeons!

I've come to realize that I've lost trust in ALLmedical doctors after seeing how they act regardingbreast implants! . . . I didn't know how deep mydistrust went until my dentist told me that I was "theonly one to have so much trouble". . . It hit a verysensitive button!Rogene

[Guest guest]

Thanks Melinda . . . I've suspected that for some

time! My jaw has hurt off and on for years.

Fortunately I don't grind my teeth . . . Chewing gum

causes me to have jaw pain.

Problems with breast implants just keeps going on and

on . . .

I did receive a note of " Thanks " from Leonard

regarding this message - " Another Study by Plastic

Surgeons for Plastic Surgeons "

Now I wonder if the decision makers at the FDA will

see it?

Hugs,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

Rogene, I know what you mean...I find myself having an attitude before

the dr. even opens his/her mouth! I had stopped going to dr.s for a

long time; I just couldn't stand having the door slammed in my face

anymore. When the Dermatologist told me I needed my primary to treat

my infection, I had to tell him I didn't have a primary dr.; I had been

to so many dr.s in this town and didn't like any of them. I ended up

going to my husband's dr., not realizing I had seen her once before and

that was a bad experience; I went to her for the flu, but once she read

the meds I was on & started giving me an attitude about narcotics and

told me they don't prescribe them. I said, dr. I'm here for the flu

not my pain! Needless to say, she'll treat my infection and then I'm

out of there again! Sad that the medical community has become what it

is today; even more sad is that those of us suffering from these

illnesses have been treated the way we have; our expense and their gain.

Hugs,

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Good for him!!!!!! I have long had TMJ, but never considered there might be a

connection.

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> You'll be glad to hear that my dentist, who treats people with TMJ, has made

the

connection between women with breast implants and TMJ. He's just seen too many

for it to

be a coincidence.

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Plastic

Surgeons!

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> I've come to realize that I've lost trust in ALL

> medical doctors after seeing how they act regarding

> breast implants! . . . I didn't know how deep my

> distrust went until my dentist told me that I was " the

> only one to have so much trouble " . . . It hit a very

> sensitive button!

>

> Rogene

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> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

licensed health

care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional

before

commencing any medical treatment.

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> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

Find out what

the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and

how to work

for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954,

Chemistry; 1963,

Peace)

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