Re: China bans hydrogel for breast implants

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This is great....I am so happy to see a government have some common sense about implants and BAN them like they should. Hopefully this will help the breast implant issue in the long run worldwide. Is there any hope for America? It's hard to say because of the sway of $$$ over common sense, but I'll stay hopeful! PattyRogene S <saxony01@...> wrote: China bans hydrogel for breast implants www.chinaview.cn 2006-05-01 17:44:09http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/01/content_4498825.htm BEIJING, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese governmenthas banned the production, sale and use ofpolyacrylamide hydrogel, an implant widely used inbreast

operations. The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) hasannounced the material can no longer be registered andcertified after reports of patients sufferingcomplications with implants. Polyacrylamide hydrogel has been widely used inparenchyma implants, including orthopedic operationsfor breasts, cheeks and hips. Many Chinese women are following a growing trendto reshape their breasts with expensive cosmeticsurgery. A random search on google.com reveals morethan two million Chinese web pages on the topic,mostly from clinics promising women the perfect body. The state monitoring center for side-effects ofmedicines received 183 reports of adverse effects fromthe use of hydrogel from 2002 to November last year --182 involving women and just one a man. A total of 161 cases were reported from

breastimplants operations, with phenomenon includinginfection, deformation and hardening. An official with the SFDA said the ban wasimplemented because the safety of the hydrogel couldnot be guaranteed. The SFDA demanded all enterprises stop productionimmediately, recall all complete products, and"destroy all recalled products and those in stock"under the supervision of local food and drugadministrations. Failure to do so would result in prosecution, theofficial said. The SFDA declined to revealed the number ofenterprises involved or the exact amount of thematerial produced. Editor: Chen Feng

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