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Not Worth the Risk, Really

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I had my implants in 1995 - All in all has been a...

Karen41January 26, 2009
$4,500

I had my implants in 1995 - All in all has been a good experience. But no one plastic surgeon in the world has the decency and the ethics to inform you that ALL -according to a number of researchs- implants will eventually rupture and will contaminate your body: silicone is not "inert" when it comes to the brain and the liver, and can produce a number of conditions that are irreversible.

I would really like to have them removed but Im frightened that my breasts will look horrible after that. When I got them I was 27, a bit immature and naive, now Im 41 and dont want to risk my precious health just for having a nice "pair of boobs". Very well documented research found that implants produce harmful effects on the body in the long term and should I had all the information by then, I would have never got them... Make your research before gettin implants, investigate about serious research and dont read just the web pages of plastic surgeons.

Replies (20)

Sgrizzard
February 11, 2009
I had the same silicone implants for 31 years. I breast fed 2 babies. I did have to have them replaced this year due to scaring. Other than that they were no trouble for me. If you had your implants in 1995 they were probably saline. Silicone was cleared again by the FDA after 2000. I believe that most of the claims of problems were from people wanting to make money and using junk science to back them. Try not to worry too much about them.
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tnewtum
February 20, 2009
I'm glad you haven't had problems ...but after that long you really need to think about replacement with something safer. They very well could have ruptured and you wouldn't know it if the rupture stayed within the scar tissue that forms around it. The manufacture does not claim these to be permanent. You should probally do some asking of your nearest plastic surgeon. Don't be so hard on those who have had problems...it wasn't all about money. Numerous women had ruptures that circulated silicone throughout thier bodies and many had serious health implications....That being said the newer gummy bear implants prevent this from occuring. Thank God.
Lynn4
July 27, 2010
I explanted....and I SPENT a ton of money to do it. I never sued anybody or even thought of it....I have also came across other women in their 20's who love their implants but explant for their health. Why would these young girls go through all of that trouble if their were no issues????
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tnewtum
February 20, 2009
Hi. I had implants for the first time when I was 26 and had them removed at 31 due to some fibromaygia symptoms I attributed to them. Since then my sister who's never had implants came down with it too, and I found out both my mom and my grandma had symptoms but you just didn't talk about aches and pains then. I was faced with a hard decision to have breast reconstruction or not this year at age 41. The good news is that silicone has come a very long ways in all these years. I got the new gummy bear silicone implants. The great thing about these is that you can cut them in half and the material stays intact and doesn't move around your body...NO more gell bleed !!! I love my implant...I get the other one to match my lost breast next month. I'm not scared of them anymore. I believe they are as safe as they can be now. Before if you were punctured it cold leak into your body...now not so much. So I advise you research a good doctor and get them replaced with the new gummy bear implants. It will give you some peace of mind and those implants are due to be replaced anyway!!! Good luck...I feel ya.
Lynn4
July 27, 2010
Even if implants are safe....it doesn't change the fact that it is still a foreign object in your body and your body can still react to it.
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tnewtum
February 20, 2009
The above comment was for the lady who had them for 31 years.
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dr.shureih
November 28, 2009
Very informed replies from both ladies. NO OTHER DEVICE IN MEDICINE HAS BEEN STUDIED AS SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS. AND FINALLY AFTER15 YEARS OF STUDIES BY THE FDA THEY WERE RELEASED AND FOUND TO BE SAFE
Lynn4
July 27, 2010
Actually....studies have shown to be inconclusive. They haven't been proven to have links to cancer, auto immune symptoms, etc....but it hasn't been proven that they don't either. So sad to see a PS who does not know his facts.
JessieV
November 10, 2010

Actually Lynn you're incorrect. As of 2010 there has been NO evidence that links Cancer or Auto Immune Disease to silicone implants, If you check on reliable Medical sites such as WebMD.com and MediNet.com they will all tell you that there is NO scientific evidence that proves this claim. Yes in the past there were issues with manufacturing of the implants, but just like an inventions its about trial and error (unfortunately). When we put information on here we should make sure that is valid. When i read lynn's post it scared me until i researched for myself. So a word to the wise is do your own investigations.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/implants/cron.html

the info above gives you the chronological information on the evolution of Breast Implants :-)

Lynn4
November 11, 2010
They are still undergoing studies.....
Lynn4
November 11, 2010
Too bad people like you are not as fully evolved as you claim the implants are.
JessieV
November 11, 2010
Listen this is a website that should be utilized for vital and helpful information on PS not to be catty lynn, all of us being adults i thought we would get that. All of my nformation comes from Doctors, Medical websites and my own medical studies as a Nursing Student.


6. Autoimmune Disease

With all the confusion in the newspaper, magazines and on the T.V. or radio, there has been a fear that silicone implants may cause autoimmune disease. At this time there is no scientific evidence that silicone causes autoimmune disease.

7. Cancer

There is no evidence that silicone implants cause cancer.


this is the site you can check out to your leisure
http://www.medicinenet.com/breast_augmentation/page2.htm


All im saying is be objective, the only reason why i commented was because i took a special notice to your comment ("so sad to see a ps that doesn't know his facts) i don't understand why we can't make comments in a nice way, clearly this is a touchy subject for you.

Too bad people like you are not as fully evolved as you claim the implants are.

How juvenile.
Lynn4
November 11, 2010
Here is in regards to the RECENT implants before their release on the market in 2006.

http://www.now.org/issues/health/052605MentorDefects.html

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodpharma/sbd-smd/phase1-decision/md-im/pi_np_2008_lowbleed_tx_69312-eng.php#a9

http://www.center4research.org/2010/03/breast-implants-a-research-and-regulatory-summary/

There are even articles about how the FDA denied Mentor and Inamed because they kept covering up studies results and lying about defective implants. I can email you those links as well!

Obviously you want implants....so if that is what you want than go ahead. I NEVER said I was against implants! I just wish women were more informed before making the decision to get them. I guess when you want something bad enough it is easy to ignore the risks....
and looking up a couple of websites does not qualify as research!
Lynn4
November 11, 2010
Being a nursing student hardly qualifies you to know everything about implants. I have a friend who is a nurse and just had her implants removed.
Not all PS's are that great. As a "nurse" I am sure you know that there are the good doctors and the doctors who are not so great.
Pot calling the kettle black...
Lynn4
November 11, 2010
It's pretty juvenile that you attcked me saying my input was not "valid"
JessieV
November 11, 2010
and P.S i would be foolish to say that people become ill from implants because you're right it is a foreign object in your body... but some people get sick from foods, some from medicines, everything affects people differently. Medical Reactions to anything is Universal, some people have them and some don't. Anyone considering PS on any level should always carefully weigh their options. I never did said that there wasn't any complications associated with breast implants. What i said was their was no evidence them causing cancer and autoimmune disease there is no scientific evidence that proves THESE claims.
JessieV
November 11, 2010
Please don't take any of my comments as an attack. This site for myself is informative and novelty purely. You Win. lol
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tibberjam
December 5, 2009
I wished I would have read this posting before I had my surgery done but I didn't even know about this site at the time.
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