Mariel Hemingway Reveals Implants Led to Chronic Health Problems

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Mariel Hemingway Reveals that Implants Burst, Leading to Chronic

Health Problems

By Afsun

January 15, 2003 -- Fame came early to Mariel Hemingway, who at age

13 starred in the movie 'Lipstick' with her sister, the late Margaux

Hemingway.

Then, after playing a young athlete in " Personal Best " , Mariel

decided she was tired of the " butch " image she had and opted for

implants to create a more feminime look.

Mariel got breast implants around that time, but says she didn't get

them for the film. " I did it for me. I didn't want to be thought of

as a tomboy. I didn't want to be thought of as this kind of butch

girl, " she said.

They worked for her well when the lead role for " Star 80 " came up,

when she portrayed the buxom but cursed Playboy bunny, Dorothy

Stratten, but she had them removed shortly afterward, since they

ruptured. She also claimed that the implants led to her constantly

being sick.

Hemingway had recurrent sinus problems, severe eczema on her hands,

and it seemed she was constantly fighting off yet another viral or

bacterial infection. She had sought the help of alternative medicine

practitioners and had gained some short-term benefit, but somehow

the underlying cause of her mounting discomfort had not been pinned

down.

After intensive chiropractic sessions and alternative therapies,

Hemingway realized that one factor in her life that was making her

feel sicker as the years passed was the chemical toxicity from

silicone breast implants she got when she was 19.

Thinking they might be contributing to her lowered immune function,

Hemigway had them removed three years after she began alternative

treatment. " Plus they were so contrary to who I am. "

Removal revealed that the implants had ruptured and a blood test

confirmed that a considerable amount of silicone had leaked from her

implants into her blood. To deal with this dangerous source of

toxicity, Mariel underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The intense

oxygen infusion of this approach would convert the silicone in her

blood and tissues into silicon-citrate, a form that is easily

eliminated from the body.

Mariel lay inside a sealed single-person oxygen chamber and was

bathed in pure oxygen for two hours a session. She did this for five

days in the space of a week. After that, her blood test was clear of

silicone and her energy levels picked up.

" I think implants are bad news, " Mariel says. " I enjoyed them for

about a year, then from ages 20 to 32, I was asking, 'Why do I have

these? I hate these. They were not me, it's kind of the antithesis

of who I am. I'm a real natural person - but I was afraid to take

them out because I thought I might look deformed. But I was fine.

Now I think implants are bizarre looking-and I'm happy I can say

it. "

Hemingway is amongst a growing legion of stars who have had their

implants removed due to leakage or other issues, including Sally

Kirkland, Loni , Stevie Nicks, , Love

and more.

Now, she told that she has a clean bill of health, an oddity

considering the " Hemingway curse " - that is, a family history rife

with alcoholism and drug abuse.

Hemingway is dedicated to being healthy. Her daily yoga routine has

contributed to a healthy lifestyle, as well as abstinence from drugs

and alcohol.

" I don't think of it that way but I know that I'm gonna keep it at

bay by taking care of myself physically, mentally and emotionally, "

she told . At 41, shel is clearly a survivor. She says yoga

and meditation have saved her — bringing serenity to a life

threatened by demons.

Mariel Hemingway is promoting her new book, Finding My Balance. She

started her life story as a personal journal, rather than a book,

because as a Hemingway, she was afraid of the comparison to granddad

who wrote such critically acclaimed novels as A Farewell to Arms,

The Sun Also Rises and Old Man and the Sea.

She lives with her two daughters and her husband in Ketchum, Idaho.

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