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Considering silicone mentor breast implants

By Fran66 on 16 May 2007

saw an ad for mentor breast implants that said silicone breasts are now approved and are superior to saline breast implants. But mentor itself states that silicone may get into your body.  Hoping someone can share how they get informed and comfotable with getting breast implants. are the rewards really worth the risks?

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They are not safe! I have mentor silicone memory gel and have many health problems from them! Autoimmune and connective tissue diseases. I'm getting them removed in a few weeks!!!
Hi Ashleyb15, sorry to hear that implants caused health issues for you. Hope you feel better after explanation. My doctor told me the cause of the complications is depended on the doctor. I am not sure...I have received so many mixed messages about the pros and cons of the breasts argumentation. I want to be like a real woman, but can I be a real woman without cutting me open?
You MUST find a surgeon that will remove the caps around the implant, it's called "en block" procedure". I hope this get this on time. With the capsule in the body the symptoms persist. Please take this advise very seriously, I run a website helping women and I am myself explanted with the same implant you had. I was incredibly sick and felt like death was creeping on me. Please let me know if we can help you - just advise or referrals and diets sadly no money to help women in pain. Hopefully one day we can do fundraising. So many women are so sick. Blessings!! Xo (site address on top entry)
To happygirl321: Please, girlfriend!!! Being a REAL woman, is in YOUR hands, based on YOUR decision. Implants or not,little titties, small tiities, caheunghas, or Tropicana watermelons, to FLAT chested!..... it doesn't matter anymore!!!! WHAT matters, is YOUR HEALTH, and then secondly, what YOU feel. Are you comfortable with your body? IF not, WHY not? Do you really feel that altering your body, will make YOU feel sexier, happier, and HEALTHIER? If so, than GO FOR IT! But please do your homework. There are a lot of potential hazards, and there is NO 100% certainty, that cosmetic surgery will work out for you, in the long term. EVERYONE is different, and everyone has different reactions, lifestyle habits, and body types. WE are not COOKIE CUTTERS! Any REAL man or woman, for that matter, puts HEALTH, above beauty. And YES, if anyone wants implants, Go for it, but ..............just be careful! ASK all the questions, get multiple opinions, talk to it with your loved ones. This is surgery. You are not just coloring in a coloring book. Lines are not solid, on this page. You are dealing with GREY matter. And please be prepared to handle any repercussions! I'm a Survivor of 6 breast surgeries, in 25 years, both silicone and saline. God Bless
Please tell me your website... I need help!! I'm 36 and feel like I'm 66!!
Can you tell me what implants are safe and I'f it really dose depend WHO puts them in ( if any are safe at all) as I am considering going to Thai land to have them done . I found this post when I goggled Mentor implants :-( ( which is what they use )
I am confused, with all these health issues/problems caused by implants, why did FDA approve breast implants?
I can answer that. Strap yourselves to the chair. It's because in 05 a "small" comity of 9 people re-approved the sale of implants (after hundreds of women around the world died or were bed ridden for the rest of their lives with immune disease like MS or lupus, connective tissue etc.) presenting tests done by manufacturing companies - with two members on this comity who were involved with stock market option and manufacturers of said implants. Furthermore, these tests that pretended that implants were safe, were manipulated to show such results and the lab team was consequently "fired" or let go - signing non disclosure agreements - meaning if you talk they sue you and your extended family. A couple of these lab employees were ridden by guilt and were raised with enough ethics to come forwards anyway and expose the horrendous working conditions ethnic people in lab have endured (they also sign non disclosure agreements) following the fumes of heating and hand made process of "dipping" the implant to custom size that is highly toxic - which sends them home with lungs damaged for life. The whistle blowers also revealed that the lab results clearly showed no improvement from the previous implants, and therefore absolutely not safe for human health. This information reached the FDA but it was not followed up or relevant enough. I know that Mentor DID not follow up on 80-90/100 of their new 05 new line of implants and that at the last September 2011 FDA breast implants review meeting (a tornado watch stopped many of us from reaching the East Coast, planes were not landing) a series of young bimbos brought forward by surgeons testified how much they loved their new looks and it made the other comity of women sick with implants confusing and irrelevant. The FDA is not our parent. They are understaffed and overwhelmed. Johnson and Johnson makes billions a year on implants sale, it's a corporation. Now try to shut down the cigarette and implants company, they both thrive on profolios that need to continue to see their numbers. Women's health heeee, no one really cares. It's always one complain at the time. My surgeon said to me "I'm surprised you have problems, I never hear anyone else with such problems before, it must be your genetic that is reacting against the implants! But you look amazing" If you want to hear the truth you need to do your homework, women are sick, just look online. The media is being slow catching up, very slow, it's unforgivable that no one is helping us, especially the medical branch, but on their defense, they also are in the dark.
hello.... Does anybody still experience hairloss after a couple of years being explanted.??????
It comes back after you remove the implants. About 6 months later.
I was in tears when I saw the little curly hair stick on my head. I realized my health came back... maybe 6 months to a year and continuing. Are you doing cleanse, really trying your best to eat well? It's very important if you want to rid your body of the toxicity and shock from implants (they contain heavy metals) Also it depends how long you had the implants in.
My life is so much better without implants, was the best thing I did was get them out... Be happy with what the what you was born with, you are beautiful the way you are. Really they make you sick...its not if ...its when ..life is good.
NOOOO there NOT better..No implant is safe..
As I read on the threads, I realized that many women with implants before year 2000 had health issues related to implants, would it be possible that the old generation of silicone had more problems than the current 5th generation of silicone?
No, we are getting a steady stream of ill women on the support groups, regardless of date of implantation. Many are getting sick within the first year.
This forum changed my mind of getting breast implants. I was thinking to get it done and settled before christmas, so I could proudly show my new boobs to my friends/family...after reading this thread, I am happy with a healthy body...
aNYONE, I read that it needs MRI to notice the leakage. How can they replace silicone if they don't know it is leaking? I kinda believe in the health issues/risks caused by implants mentioned here. I am personally allergic to many substance, and I believe my immune system is not strong enough to fight off the foreign objects just like these women...
NO, THEY CAUSE YOU TO FEEL WEAK, ARTHRITIS, THE WORST
PAIN EVER ! In Feb if I don't Die! They are coming O-U-T! JUST GOOGLE
WHY ARE MY BREAST HURTING FROM AUGUMENTATION!..
People please wake up... Silicone with Saline...Haha..the worst mistake ever! Toxins! Toxins! Toxins come off of the bag... Our Body naturally breaks it DOWN.. the bag is not for life and the toxins will give you CANCER! FDA* is now going to put a Chemical stamp on the bag!
" USE AT YOUR OWN HEALTH RISK" ..... I wish I never did this. I always feel sick.. my joints, hurt...
My surgeon did a good job on me as well... I loved the way they looked and felt, It wasn't that at all that made me take them out, it was what they was doing to me. Just listen to your body..hopefully when and if you have to have them taken out...you can get it all out. :(
TAKE AN IMPLANT (ANY) PUT IT IN A GLASS OF WATER, TEST THE WATER! C'MON PEOPLE THIS ISN'T HARD TO FIGURE OUT THAT YOUR BODY WILL BREAK DOWN THE SILICONE SHELL. I have been diagnosed with, joint pain, autoimmune problems, Im soo tired all the time, I can't remember things, tingles in my hands... Why is the FDA going to put a stamp on the bag of over 50 chemicals? Warning might cause CANCER! LOOK AT JULIA Rancic? No one has breast cancer in her family but now she does... No one can prove it now, (link)... I can't wait to get them out! Please don't Do it! It will get you sick.... I can't even pick up my baby! I can't stress it enough !
did you experience hairloss
Never ever put plastic into your body Period!
I thought what I was feeling was from my age, I'm 44, My Dr. told me that the problems that I was having was because the implant was laying on nerves,he talked me into having them lifted and exchange out to round silicone,At that time, little did I know that everything that I was having was due to having implants.. On 11/15/2009, six months after having them exchanged and lifted I had my implants taken out, They was making me sick, I had a list of problems,Joint pain headaches Hair falling out in clumps Rashes Chronic Fatigue Problems with Yeast Shortness of Breath Irregular heartbeats Flu like symptoms dizziness Swollen Lymph nodes Loss of sex drive Depression Anxiety Weight gain, Numbness & tingling allergies to things you were not allergic to before acne just to name a few.

So lady's listen to your body's if your having any of these, look into it more, I did... found that they where all from my implants, saline and silicone.
Life is a lot better without them ... I love them.. and the way they made me look, I would of gave anything to keep them but not my health or my live..
I have had implants for 24 years.
All Mentor brand- 220cc silicone in 1987, then replaced with 350cc saline in 2002 after children. I never cared for the feel of saline. I just had them replaced with Mentor Memory Gel 550cc 10 days ago and they feel great! I still wish they were bigger, but they look and move like real tissue. I highly recommend the Mentor Memory Gel. (No, I do not or never have worked for them)

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