Re: WASH POST: Mentor caught 'fixing' dangerous implants

[Guest guest]

Mentor officials declined to comment on the engineer's specific

charges. But the company's Web site advises women that there is no

reason to worry about the " the myth of bleed. "

" Minute amounts of 'bleed' occur in all breast implants, " the Web

site says. " It is important to note that all Mentor gel implants are

low bleed. World-wide studies on the subject of bleed have not

linked it to illness in patients. "

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When the programme, 'The Day my Boobs Went Bust' aired, I remember

Dr. Melmed (Feng and Melmed were interviewed at length for the

programme) saying, 'all silicone implants bleed from Day One'.

Apparently, Mentor agrees. But I wonder why plastic surgeons don't

communicate this to their patients? (grrr)

Dr. Melmed also brought up how nearly all plastic surgeons tell women

they will go to their grave with their implants intact and proceed to

twist and tork a sample silicone implant in their hands, showing

how 'strong it is'. Melmed said, 'you try to do that with a 20 year

old implant, you can't. It's disintegrated.'

First it's 'implants don't leak!' then it's 'they leak, but

it's 'low' (compared to what?!!!). Then it's 'low leakage does not

hurt human tissues.' Maybe next they'll say human tissue is

actually, silicone based! Yes, that's it. ;-)

[Guest guest]

Yes, I'm sure the Mentor website disclaims any possibility of illness. Those of

us who have

had problems with silicone implants know better.

Of course, there is also rupture - which i had, and there IS an FDA study that

DOES show a

correlation between rupture and autoimmune illness. I find it hard to believe

that years of

'bleed' would not also be a catalyst for health problems in those women

susceptible to

autoimmune disease.

Many doctors - including a rheumatologist, internist, endocronologist and

neurologist that

I see- do believe there is a correlation.

I find it significant that Inamed and Mentor only provided a few years of study

for the FDA.

I doubt that asbestos or tobacco links with illness would have ever been found

with such

short studies.

My father died of asbestos cancer - mesothelioma - and it takes 20-40 years for

people to

develop cancer from asbestos.

I am simply astonished and greatly concerned that the FDA requires so little

from these

manufaturers.

>

> Mentor officials declined to comment on the engineer's specific

> charges. But the company's Web site advises women that there is no

> reason to worry about the " the myth of bleed. "

>

> " Minute amounts of 'bleed' occur in all breast implants, " the Web

> site says. " It is important to note that all Mentor gel implants are

> low bleed. World-wide studies on the subject of bleed have not

> linked it to illness in patients. "

> ________________________________________________________________

>

> When the programme, 'The Day my Boobs Went Bust' aired, I remember

> Dr. Melmed (Feng and Melmed were interviewed at length for the

> programme) saying, 'all silicone implants bleed from Day One'.

>

> Apparently, Mentor agrees. But I wonder why plastic surgeons don't

> communicate this to their patients? (grrr)

>

> Dr. Melmed also brought up how nearly all plastic surgeons tell women

> they will go to their grave with their implants intact and proceed to

> twist and tork a sample silicone implant in their hands, showing

> how 'strong it is'. Melmed said, 'you try to do that with a 20 year

> old implant, you can't. It's disintegrated.'

>

> First it's 'implants don't leak!' then it's 'they leak, but

> it's 'low' (compared to what?!!!). Then it's 'low leakage does not

> hurt human tissues.' Maybe next they'll say human tissue is

> actually, silicone based! Yes, that's it. ;-)

>

[Guest guest]

I bet Mentor officials did decline to comment. I don't doubt that their

website attempts to

dispel the valid concerns women have.

The number of women who will experience problems if silicone implants are again

marketed widely is frightening.

>

> Mentor officials declined to comment on the engineer's specific

> charges. But the company's Web site advises women that there is no

> reason to worry about the " the myth of bleed. "

>

> " Minute amounts of 'bleed' occur in all breast implants, " the Web

> site says. " It is important to note that all Mentor gel implants are

> low bleed. World-wide studies on the subject of bleed have not

> linked it to illness in patients. "

> ________________________________________________________________

>

> When the programme, 'The Day my Boobs Went Bust' aired, I remember

> Dr. Melmed (Feng and Melmed were interviewed at length for the

> programme) saying, 'all silicone implants bleed from Day One'.

>

> Apparently, Mentor agrees. But I wonder why plastic surgeons don't

> communicate this to their patients? (grrr)

>

> Dr. Melmed also brought up how nearly all plastic surgeons tell women

> they will go to their grave with their implants intact and proceed to

> twist and tork a sample silicone implant in their hands, showing

> how 'strong it is'. Melmed said, 'you try to do that with a 20 year

> old implant, you can't. It's disintegrated.'

>

> First it's 'implants don't leak!' then it's 'they leak, but

> it's 'low' (compared to what?!!!). Then it's 'low leakage does not

> hurt human tissues.' Maybe next they'll say human tissue is

> actually, silicone based! Yes, that's it. ;-)

>