Breast augmentation
is a surgical procedure performed to enhance the size and shape of a
woman’s breast. This is done for a number of reasons: to give women
larger, fuller breasts; to alter the appearance of breasts that have
shrunk after pregnancy; to balance different breasts and as
reconstructive work after a mastectomy.
Breast Implant History
Silicone gel- filled breast implants were developed in the early 1960s
to improve the options for women requiring mastectomies or correction
of congenital deformities. Sales of implants were reasonably slow until
the 1980’s. By 1990, however, almost one million women had undergone
breast implant surgery despite the fact that their safety was not
known. In the early 1990s there was growing concern about the safety of
the silicone implants with reports of a possible link to autoimmune
diseases.
Use-By
Date for Breast Implants
All breast implants will eventually break, but it’s not known just how
long this takes. Studies show that silicone implants last between 7-12
years, however, some break during the first few months or years. In a
study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) most women
had experience of a broken implant within 11 years. In 21 percent of
these instances, the silicone had migrated outside of the gel capsule
and leaked into the lymph nodes and other organs.
Over 30,000 women a year have their implants surgically removed. Women
are told to have scans every 2 years to detect leakages (not covered by
insurance). Many women will need to have their implants replaced every
10 years at their own expense.
A study of Danish women who had breast implants for an average of 19
years found that they were more likely to report fatigue, memory loss
and other cognitive symptoms compared to those women of a similar age
without implants.
Product
Information for Breast Implants
The shell of envelopes that holds the gel and silicone of the breast
implant is said to contain a cocktail of chemicals that includes the
following. People working in the plants that manufacture these
prosthetic devices limit the time that they are in contact with the
materials for their own health. A German study of the scar tissue
surrounding removed implants found that the tissue was commonly
impregnated with chemicals from the implant, and showed evidence of
chronic inflammation occurring there.
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Cyclohexane
Isopropyl Alcohol
Denatured Alcohol
Acetone
Urethane
Lacquer thinner
Ethyl Acetate
Epoxy Resin
Epoxy hardener
Amine
Printing ink
Toluene
Freon
Silicone
Lofol (formaldehyde)
Flux
Metal cleaning acid
Eastman 910 glue
(Cyanoacyryiates)
Talcum Powder
Color Pigments as release
agents
Oakite (a cleaning solvent)
Ethylene Oxide (ETO)
Carbob black
Xylene
Hexane
Hexanone 2
Antioxidant (rubber)
Zinc Oxide
Naphtha (rubber solvent)
Phenol
Benzene-Known carcinogen!!!
Methylene
Chloride/Dichloromethane. This breaks down in the body so blood cannot
carry oxygen. It metabolizes carbon monoxide poisoning and causes
central nervous system depression.
There is ongoing research to determine whether children, who are
breastfed by mothers who have breast implants, are at risk.
“It has been
suggested that children born to, and breast-fed by, mothers with
silicone breast implants might be adversely affected by transmammary or
transplacental delivery of silicone during either breast feeding or
pregnancy”.Safety of silicone Breast Implant,
Authors:
Stuart Bondurant, Virginia Ernster, and Roger Herdman, Editors;
Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, Institute of
Medicine.
The La Leche League on the other hand states that it is possible to
nurse with breast implants as long as the milk ducts haven’t been
severed or blocked. There could also be some loss of sensation or
altered nipple sensation if the nerves to the nipple and aureole have
been severed. This is quite a sacrifice for the sake of beauty!
Breast implants can take several weeks or months to settle into place.
What is possible after implant surgery?
Breast
Implants and the Risk of Surgeries
Swelling from the surgery
can extend into the abdominal area.
Bruising which can lead to a
hematoma (internal bleeding).
Decreased nipple sensation
due to damage of the nerve pathways during the surgery.
Itching caused by stretching
of the skin. The skin and muscles will be stretched to accommodate the
implant. If you decide to remove the implants after a number of years,
you can be left with folds of excess skin.
Infection caused by bacteria
entering through the incision. This can be cleared through taking
antibiotics and in a serious cases will require the removal of the
implant.
Dissatisfaction with the
look and feel of the implants.
Wrinkling, scarring,
asymmetry and a shifting of the implant.
The makers of two saline
breast implant devices admit that “most women
experienced at least one complication over the three year period”.
According to the FDA up to 9 percent of saline implants end up
deflating within just three years. Complications became more and more
common for each year that the implant is in the body.
One of the fastest growing areas of medical practice is surgeons who
specialize in repairing the errors and complications of breast implants
performed by other cosmetic surgeons.
"If a doctor
tells you they don't have complications, they're either not operating
or they're lying to you"
says Dr. Jack A. Friedland of Scottsdale.
For your own research and to follow the stories of some very brave
women at several sites listed below:
http://www.paulkienitz.net/no-implants.html
- 48 reasons not to get a boob job and this from a man’s point of view!
Ironically many men are not in favour of their partner’s having breast
implants. Warning – nudity on this site.
“Breast
implants totally and completely destroyed my life! I was successfully
running my own law practice, but within two years of getting the
implants, I had to take on a partner and turn over all my clients
because I was so sick I could barely get out of bed. I was almost
sanctioned by the bar for not paying sufficient attention to my
clients’ cases. I couldn’t play with my kids or have sex with my
husband – my life was essentially over. I’ve been diagnosed with
fibromyalgia, which no one thinks is a real sickness, even me,
sometimes, so it’s hard to find support for what I’m going through. My
husband has been trying to be supportive, but our marriage is severely
strained due to my issues. My kids don’t understand what happened, and
I don’t know how to tell them about the stupidest thing I’ve ever
done.”
–
Mary T
"I
had them for ten years and had them removed a few months ago. I did
tons of research and went to the best in the business for removal. When
I was younger and insecure it was something I wanted and as I got older
I could
not stand them. They were horrible. I was afraid to get
involved with anyone because they were so unnatural and hard. I am so
much happier now."
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