THE FACTS THEY DON’T TELL YOU
- Breast implants don’t last forever. You should be ready for problems anytime from immediately to 10 years after surgery. You have to replace implants at least every 10 years or more often due to problems and wear. Insurance does NOT cover any of these problems or surgeries.
- Capsular contracture is a common complication where scar tissue tightens or squeezes the implant making the breast hard, which can be painful and embarrassing. Surgery is often required to break it apart and this can happen over and over.
- Women frequently report changes in nipple or breast sensation after implants, along with numbness and hypersensitivity. It can also become hard to breastfeed if you have breast implants.
- Implants can rupture during mammograms, make readings difficult, and MRI’s are required regularly to check on silicone implants – and these are not covered by insurance.
- Thousands of women have reported symptoms of and diagnosis’s of serious autoimmune dieases.
SALINE IMPLANTS ARE NOT A SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO SILICONE
- The salt water in a saline implant can slowly leak into the surrounding tissue and into your body, making it become contaminated with bacterias and molds, causing a number of health problems.
SALINE IMPLANTS ARE NOT A SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO SILICONE
- The salt water in a saline implant can slowly leak into the surrounding tissue and into your body, making it become contaminated with bacterias and molds, causing a number of health problems.
- Saline implants are encased in a silicone shell, making a whole new generation of women sick from the toxic chemicals that silicone is made from.
NEW SILICONE IMPLANTS ARE NOT SAFER THAN THE OLD SILICONE IMPLANTS
- The new silicone is same as the old silicone, just remanufactured and put back on the market.
NEW SILICONE IMPLANTS ARE NOT SAFER THAN THE OLD SILICONE IMPLANTS
- The new silicone is same as the old silicone, just remanufactured and put back on the market.
- The new gummy bear implants are the same inside as well, all chemicals are the same.
- The “extensive” research done on these new implants only lasted a few years and I have talked to dozens of women sick from them, whose follow up complaints were ignored.
- The outer shell of SALINE and SILICONE implants can fleck off into the surrounding scar tissue and even go through your lymph system – causing the need for many lymph node surgeries.
SYMPTOMS OF BREAST IMPLANT SICKNESS
- Cognitive dysfunction, short-term memory loss, Sjogren's syndrome (dryness in the glands, such as the mouth, kidneys, eyes, and lungs), scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, severe joint and muscle pain, incapacitating fatigue, swollen lymph glands, skin problems, peripheral numbness, multiple allergies, headaches, hair loss, sunlight sensitivity, central nervous system disorders (similar to multiple sclerosis), and others.
- Among 176 breast implant patients examined by doctors at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopedic Institute in New York City, the most frequently reported symptoms were chronic fatigue (77%), cognitive dysfunction (65%), severe joint pain (56%), dry mouth (53%), dry eyes (50%), hair loss (40%), and difficulty swallowing (35%). (Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatology 24:1 Suppl 1 [Aug.’94]. 29-37.) SYMP
SYMPTOMS OF BREAST IMPLANT SICKNESS
- Cognitive dysfunction, short-term memory loss, Sjogren's syndrome (dryness in the glands, such as the mouth, kidneys, eyes, and lungs), scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, severe joint and muscle pain, incapacitating fatigue, swollen lymph glands, skin problems, peripheral numbness, multiple allergies, headaches, hair loss, sunlight sensitivity, central nervous system disorders (similar to multiple sclerosis), and others.
- Among 176 breast implant patients examined by doctors at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopedic Institute in New York City, the most frequently reported symptoms were chronic fatigue (77%), cognitive dysfunction (65%), severe joint pain (56%), dry mouth (53%), dry eyes (50%), hair loss (40%), and difficulty swallowing (35%). (Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatology 24:1 Suppl 1 [Aug.’94]. 29-37.) SYMP
CHEMICALS IN BREAST IMPLANTS
People working in the plants that manufacture these chemicals even limit their exposure to these checmicals. It's unbelievable that we put this stuff in our bodies. These are only a few of the 38 chemicals found in implants:
People working in the plants that manufacture these chemicals even limit their exposure to these checmicals. It's unbelievable that we put this stuff in our bodies. These are only a few of the 38 chemicals found in implants:
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Flux (A metal cleaning acid)
Denatured Alcohol
Talcum Powder
Acetone
Color Pigments
Lacquer Thinner
Printing Ink
Antioxidant (Rubber)
Freon Naphtha (Rubber solvent)
Silicone Benzene (A known carcinogen)
Platinum
Methylene Chloride/Dichloromethane (Breaks down in the body so blood cannot carry oxygen.
It metabolizes carbon monoxide poisoning and causes central nervous system depression.)
It metabolizes carbon monoxide poisoning and causes central nervous system depression.)
BREAST IMPLANTS MADE CHILDREN SICK
There seems to be a pattern in children, ill after being carried or nursed by mothers with breast implants. A possible factor is the platinum used in the implant shell. Platinum is a potent toxin that can cross the blood/brain barrier causing neurological problems. With saline implants, not only is platinum in the shell, but bacteria may pass via nursing. Symptoms range from mild to severe - including digestive problems, rashes, skin disorders, arthritis, bone deformities, behavior and learning disorders, joint pain and allergies. Regardless, most doctors recommend nursing. It's suggested that if you choose to nurse with implants, that your milk is tested first.
OTHER FACTS YOUR DOCTOR WON’T TELL YOU
Silicone is a Biologically and Active Toxic Substance
Research collected by the PSC shows that silicone has marked effects on the adrenal glands and liver, induces chronic inflammation, and degrades into smaller molecules, including silica. Silica in the body is a toxic, carcinogenic substance. Damaging the immune system, it killing cells and produces silicosis. Dow Corning researchers studied silicone as a possible "better chemical warfare and riot control agent," according to a 1969 internal memorandum obtained by the PSC.
Implants Will Likely Rupture Within Ten Years of Placement
Deformities such as holes or cracks were found in 41% of 1,717 breast implants after 6 years of use and in 95% after 12 years of use. (Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgeons, Spring 1997)
Silicone Produces Abnormalities in Immune System Functioning
Silicone elicits antibody responses and "immunological abnormalities," according to a study of 40 women who had received implants more than ten years earlier. (Toxicology and Industrial Health 8:6, November/December 1992, 415-429)
The activity of natural killer cells is "significantly suppressed" in at least 50% of women with silicone implants observed in a study; this puts the women at a higher risk of developing cancer. (Toxicology and Industrial Health 10:3, May/June 1994, 149-154)
High levels of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANAs), immune markers associated with lupus erthematosus, were observed in 10 of 11 women with implants reporting autoimmune symptoms. (Lancet 340:8831, November 28, 1992, 1304-1307)
Most silicone associated symptoms improve when implants are removed and the residual silicone is detoxified from the body. Of 33 women who underwent implant removal (average age 44), 24 experienced significant improvement in numerous silicone-associated symptoms within 22 months. (Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatology 24:1 Suppl 1, August 1994, 22-28).
