Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Lana has an excellent question . . . Does anyone know someone who can answer it? . . . They can reply to her personally if they don't want to post here! lanadearest@... Thanks, Rogene --- Lana Transue <lanadearest@...> wrote: > From: " Lana Transue " <lanadearest@...> > saxony01@... > Subject: silicone > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:24:04 -0700 > > Making the silicone gel in the implants thicker, > isn't going to make them > safe. Silicone has chain links. When they first made > the implants, the > chains links in the silicone used to make the bag, > where bigger than the > chain links of the silicone gel inside of the bag, > so the silicone bled > through the implants shell. Once the manufactures > realize that, they > improved the implants. They made the gel thicker! I > had a set of the brand > new and improved thicker implants. There not safe > and they do rupture. Why > do they think that making the gel thicker is going > to stop the silicone gel > from migrating if and when an implant ruptures. > Did you know that silicone is baked into toys. It > has a componet that can > not be contained, therefore, it makes it a great > lubricant for toys with > moveable parts. Is anyone in the group a chemist or > know one that could > prepare a letter for us that would help to educate > our congressman about > what silicone is and does and the potiental > hazardous side effects of > silicone. I think that would be very helpful. Lana > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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