..Melmed talked about--media luncheon

[Guest guest]

Hi Steph,

We really are blessed to have Dr. Melmed on our side! He's a

fantastic speaker and just about the kindest, best person I've met

in a long time.....definitely extremely humble for a plastic

surgeon....for anyone.

He had a great Powerpoint presentation showing pictures of women

he's explanted. He showed women that have been disfigured from

other plastic surgeons trying explant, women who have had problems

with augmentation surgery, what it looks lke to take silicone-gel

out of a body, a saline implant filled with bacteria/fungus/mold,

and different examples of HIS explant before and afters. He truly

made an impact on the press! I know that everyone left that

luncheon with an averse opinion of ANY TYPE OF IMPLANTS and even

silicone as an implanting substance!

It was wonderful! And since the trip, I've really been

concentrating on taking care of myself. I was doing so awful

because I was a bridesmaid in my friend's marathon wedding only a

day before my trip. So I had tons of factors against me I'm

doing much better now, though

Take care all,

Kacey

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I know I don't answer everyone all the time, but I do read your

> > posts to me and I greatly appreciate them! You are all

wonderful,

> > wonderful women! Also, I wanted to let you know that I receive

> > hundreds of emails and I refer many of these women to this site

for

> > more support and encouragement.

> >

> > Okay, so for the latest updates with media stuff:

> >

> > In New York, the National Center for Policy Research for Women

and

> > Families (this is the organization that Dr. Diane Zuckerman

heads

> > up) held it's annual media luncheon. The topic was

on " Dangerous

> > Medicine " and I was in the company of amazingly intelligent

> people!

> > Among the speakers was Dr. Melmed, I, and a woman who was on the

> FDA

> > advisory pannel committe for silicone gel implants....she voted

NOT

> > to approve them. Basically, the message of the lucheon was that

> > silicone implants of any kind, can cause bad results.

> >

> > The media (there was about 20 different people there all from

> > different magazines/newspapers) was extremely receptive to my

story

> > (and everyone else's) and my MTV video, which they played before

I

> > began my speech. I truly believe that everyone was impacted by

my

> > prescence, as I was in tremendous pain that day, and the

reporter

> > from Newsday even cut my chicken for me, as I was not able to do

it

> > myself.

> >

> > I was honored and excited to be able to be a part of this, and I

> > look forward to every opportunity to share my story that will

come

> > out of this.

> >

> > I just wanted to let you all know the latest with our issue

> >

> > Take care everyone!

> > Kacey

[Guest guest]

Kacey why did Dr Mehlemd say that saline was safe in his interview on

MTV? I am curius because I know he has told patients he does not feel

any implant is safe and I was also told he does not implant them, so

I was surprised by that comment that he made, but maybe there is some

explanation I don't know about. He sure does seem like a great

surgeon and you look really great.

Your doing a wonderful job by the way.

Hugs

wrote:

> Hi Steph,

>

> We really are blessed to have Dr. Melmed on our side! He's a

> fantastic speaker and just about the kindest, best person I've met

> in a long time.....definitely extremely humble for a plastic

> surgeon....for anyone.

>

> He had a great Powerpoint presentation showing pictures of women

> he's explanted. He showed women that have been disfigured from

> other plastic surgeons trying explant, women who have had problems

> with augmentation surgery, what it looks lke to take silicone-gel

> out of a body, a saline implant filled with bacteria/fungus/mold,

> and different examples of HIS explant before and afters. He truly

> made an impact on the press! I know that everyone left that

> luncheon with an averse opinion of ANY TYPE OF IMPLANTS and even

> silicone as an implanting substance!

>

> It was wonderful! And since the trip, I've really been

> concentrating on taking care of myself. I was doing so awful

> because I was a bridesmaid in my friend's marathon wedding only a

> day before my trip. So I had tons of factors against me I'm

> doing much better now, though

>

> Take care all,

> Kacey

>

>

> > > Hi all,

> > >

> > > I know I don't answer everyone all the time, but I do read your

> > > posts to me and I greatly appreciate them! You are all

> wonderful,

> > > wonderful women! Also, I wanted to let you know that I receive

> > > hundreds of emails and I refer many of these women to this site

> for

> > > more support and encouragement.

> > >

> > > Okay, so for the latest updates with media stuff:

> > >

> > > In New York, the National Center for Policy Research for Women

> and

> > > Families (this is the organization that Dr. Diane Zuckerman

> heads

> > > up) held it's annual media luncheon. The topic was

> on " Dangerous

> > > Medicine " and I was in the company of amazingly intelligent

> > people!

> > > Among the speakers was Dr. Melmed, I, and a woman who was on

the

> > FDA

> > > advisory pannel committe for silicone gel implants....she voted

> NOT

> > > to approve them. Basically, the message of the lucheon was

that

> > > silicone implants of any kind, can cause bad results.

> > >

> > > The media (there was about 20 different people there all from

> > > different magazines/newspapers) was extremely receptive to my

> story

> > > (and everyone else's) and my MTV video, which they played

before

> I

> > > began my speech. I truly believe that everyone was impacted by

> my

> > > prescence, as I was in tremendous pain that day, and the

> reporter

> > > from Newsday even cut my chicken for me, as I was not able to

do

> it

> > > myself.

> > >

> > > I was honored and excited to be able to be a part of this, and

I

> > > look forward to every opportunity to share my story that will

> come

> > > out of this.

> > >

> > > I just wanted to let you all know the latest with our issue

> > >

> > > Take care everyone!

> > > Kacey