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[Guest guest]

Hallelujah! Certainly a step in the right direction....now, if only America

would take the cue!

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: " Ilena Rose " <ilena@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:40 PM

Subject: MARGO'S VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR SAFE BREAST IMPLANTS ~ Daily Record

> ~~~ Bravo, Bravo to Margo & and ALL of the other women and

> supporters in Scotland, Britain and Europe who have worked so long and

hard.

> This is a major, hard fought victory. Heartfelt thanks to Mr. ~~~

>

>

> http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/shtml/NEWS/P12S1.shtml

>

> MARGO'S VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR SAFE BREAST IMPLANTS

> Campaigner welcomes new laws protecting women having cosmetic ops

>

>

>

> TOUGH new laws on the use of silicone breast implants will come into force

> this week, marking a victory for battling Margo Cameron.

>

> After years of campaigning by Scot Margo - who became seriously ill after

> silicone spread through her body - women who want implants must be legally

> made aware of the dangers beforehand.

>

> They'll then have to give written consent before going under the knife.

>

> A European database of cases where a woman's health has been jeopardised

> by implants will also be set up and the implants themselves will now have

> to undergo rigorous testing after being placed in a new higher risk

> category.

>

> Campaigners hope the new European legislation could one day lead to an

> overall ban on silicone implants.

>

> However, the EU will this week stop short of introducing a legal minimum

> age for women having implants, but will issue recommendations that no girl

> under 18 should be allowed to undergo surgery.

>

> Member states will also be urged to set up national registers of every

> operation which takes place.

>

> Margo believes the new legislation is a step in the right direction, but

> insists more must be done.

>

> She said: " Any new legislation like this is a good thing and it will

> safeguard some women. I would like a complete ban like there is the USA.

> We already know of one woman who has died from silicone poisoning and two

> others who are very ill.

>

> " It's quite obvious that the chemical companies have more clout than

> governments and that must change. "

>

> Margo, now in her mid-40s, began her campaign after an operation 10 years

> ago to have silicone injected in her lips went badly wrong.

>

> Within months, the silicone had spread throughout her body causing

> headaches, nausea and reduced mobility.

>

> Shortly after she became ill, she saw a specialist in America who told her

> that silicone had invaded her body.

>

> When she returned to the UK, she was horrified to discover that British

> doctors refused to accept the existence of silicone poisoning.

>

> Margo, who now suffers from multiple sclerosis, set up the Silicone

> Support Group UK in 1993 to campaign for the British Government to outlaw

> silicone implants.

>

> Despite her illnesses, Margo devoted all her energy to setting up and

> running the group, but now she has a weakened immune system and has had to

> hand responsibility for the group to others.

>

> She said: " Silicone poisoning is not being diagnosed correctly. It's like

> any chemical poisoning, so hard to pin down. There is a denial of the

> diagnosis itself and a denial of medication. Yet all over the world, women

> are dying and nothing is being done. "

>

> THE new laws will be welcomed by mother-of-two on, 48,

> of London, who now runs Silicone Support UK.

>

> had breast implants to boost her figure in 1979. She had them

> removed because of health fears - and had to have a mastectomy as the

> damage to her breasts was beyond repair.

>

> She now suffers constant pain and is too ill to continue working as a

> clothes designer. She also blames the problems with the implants for the

> break-up of her marriage.

>

> said: " My implants went hard four times within the 13 years I

> had them. But the methods used to treat the problem led to silicone being

> released into my body.

>

> " Studies show seven out of 10 women have suffered ruptured implants within

> 10 years. And one in five have had silicone from implants spread to other

> parts of their bodies. "

>

> Until now the only advice given to women before an operation is from

> plastic surgeons who, claim critics, are in the business of making money.

>

> Margo was joined in her six-year campaign by ish Labour Euro MP Bill

> , who has fought for new legislation in the European Parliament.

>

> Today, the European Commission will bring forward the new package of EU

> health and safety measures in direct response to the campaign.

>

> Yesterday, a delighted Mr said: " This is a victory for the hundreds

> of women throughout the UK and Europe who have worked tirelessly to make

> sure other women do not repeat their painful experience of implant

> surgery.

>

> " This is a watershed in our campaign. Europe has recognised that there is

> a problem with silicone implants and is going to do something about it.

>

> " The health of thousands of British women is put at risk by an implant

> industry which seems to have avoided basic standards of information and

> safety regulation. "

>

> He added: " The EU must send the strongest possible signal to the

> manufacturers and private clinics involved in the implant business: 'we

> will not tolerate your shoddy practices any longer. Your time is up'. "

>

> However, Mr is disappointed that a new minimum age law for implants

> won't be introduced.

>

> He said: " There is a lot of pressure put on young people to have an ideal

> body and they are getting younger. "

>

> He added: " We know 100,000 implant operations were registered in the UK

> between 1993 and 1999, but we don't know the full extent of this surgery

> in the UK. "

>

> A recent study in the US found that 69 per cent of silicone breast

> implants, now banned in America, Japan, Canada and France, rupture within

> 10 years.

>

> Mr said he now plans to write to Health Secretary Alan Milburn to

> point out the new European legislation and ask when it will be implemented

> in Britain.

>

> He said: " All of this is a very good start. The campaigners are getting

> about 80 per cent of what we want. The new quality control aspect will

> have a direct and immediate impact. "

>

> Has your health been affected by silicone implants? Call us with your

> story on 0141-309-3131.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

This is a very informative post, what really gets me however is that

it is still easy to get silicone implants in the USA if one really

wants them, there are several ways women are getting gel implants

now, one is to be in a study, which is really not even a true study,

and then if you have a mastectomy you can get them for

reconstruction, also women can get them that have already had saline

implants and you can get them for the first time if you have what is

considered to be a deformity, sagging, asymetry or other problems

like that, so in reality there are many many women still getting

these implants, what I find to be so interesting is that the rupture

rate is so high why would anyone want to put these things in thier

body? I certainly never would have considered gel implants, however I

had no clue that I would end up as sick as these gel victims did by

getting the supposedly safe saline implants, it is really really sad

that so many more will get ill, and the saddest part is that they

will most likely not even correlate the implants to thier illness,

aches and pains, etc....mainly because the Dr's will tell them it is

not related, and so many women don't want to believe that the

implants are harming them, it is also utterly amazing how many women

will put their breasts before their health. That is so sad.

Denial is a big part of the problem too, because if more women fought

back instead of just laying down and accepting the lies the Dr's are

feeding them then more women would know the truth about illness and

implants.

It really is an ugly situation, I wish I had known what I was getting

into, but at least I can warn others and hope they don't follow my

footsteps because eventually I think most women with implants will

regret it, if not now at some point, maybe not for 12 years or more,

eventually what it will cost in terms of health and loss of function

and quality of life will be a much higher price to pay than anyone

can anticipate until it happens to then.

In @y..., " Patty " <fdp@l...> wrote:

> Hallelujah! Certainly a step in the right direction....now, if only

America

> would take the cue!

> Patty

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " Ilena Rose " <ilena@s...>

> <Recipient List Suppressed:>

> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:40 PM

> Subject: MARGO'S VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR SAFE BREAST IMPLANTS ~ Daily

Record

>

>

> > ~~~ Bravo, Bravo to Margo & and ALL of the other women

and

> > supporters in Scotland, Britain and Europe who have worked so

long and

> hard.

> > This is a major, hard fought victory. Heartfelt thanks to Mr.

~~~

> >

> >

> > http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/shtml/NEWS/P12S1.shtml

> >

> > MARGO'S VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR SAFE BREAST IMPLANTS

> > Campaigner welcomes new laws protecting women having cosmetic ops

> >

> >

> >

> > TOUGH new laws on the use of silicone breast implants will come

into force

> > this week, marking a victory for battling Margo Cameron.

> >

> > After years of campaigning by Scot Margo - who became seriously

ill after

> > silicone spread through her body - women who want implants must

be legally

> > made aware of the dangers beforehand.

> >

> > They'll then have to give written consent before going under the

knife.

> >

> > A European database of cases where a woman's health has been

jeopardised

> > by implants will also be set up and the implants themselves will

now have

> > to undergo rigorous testing after being placed in a new higher

risk

> > category.

> >

> > Campaigners hope the new European legislation could one day lead

to an

> > overall ban on silicone implants.

> >

> > However, the EU will this week stop short of introducing a legal

minimum

> > age for women having implants, but will issue recommendations

that no girl

> > under 18 should be allowed to undergo surgery.

> >

> > Member states will also be urged to set up national registers of

every

> > operation which takes place.

> >

> > Margo believes the new legislation is a step in the right

direction, but

> > insists more must be done.

> >

> > She said: " Any new legislation like this is a good thing and it

will

> > safeguard some women. I would like a complete ban like there is

the USA.

> > We already know of one woman who has died from silicone poisoning

and two

> > others who are very ill.

> >

> > " It's quite obvious that the chemical companies have more clout

than

> > governments and that must change. "

> >

> > Margo, now in her mid-40s, began her campaign after an operation

10 years

> > ago to have silicone injected in her lips went badly wrong.

> >

> > Within months, the silicone had spread throughout her body causing

> > headaches, nausea and reduced mobility.

> >

> > Shortly after she became ill, she saw a specialist in America who

told her

> > that silicone had invaded her body.

> >

> > When she returned to the UK, she was horrified to discover that

British

> > doctors refused to accept the existence of silicone poisoning.

> >

> > Margo, who now suffers from multiple sclerosis, set up the

Silicone

> > Support Group UK in 1993 to campaign for the British Government

to outlaw

> > silicone implants.

> >

> > Despite her illnesses, Margo devoted all her energy to setting up

and

> > running the group, but now she has a weakened immune system and

has had to

> > hand responsibility for the group to others.

> >

> > She said: " Silicone poisoning is not being diagnosed correctly.

It's like

> > any chemical poisoning, so hard to pin down. There is a denial of

the

> > diagnosis itself and a denial of medication. Yet all over the

world, women

> > are dying and nothing is being done. "

> >

> > THE new laws will be welcomed by mother-of-two

on, 48,

> > of London, who now runs Silicone Support UK.

> >

> > had breast implants to boost her figure in 1979. She

had them

> > removed because of health fears - and had to have a mastectomy as

the

> > damage to her breasts was beyond repair.

> >

> > She now suffers constant pain and is too ill to continue working

as a

> > clothes designer. She also blames the problems with the implants

for the

> > break-up of her marriage.

> >

> > said: " My implants went hard four times within the 13

years I

> > had them. But the methods used to treat the problem led to

silicone being

> > released into my body.

> >

> > " Studies show seven out of 10 women have suffered ruptured

implants within

> > 10 years. And one in five have had silicone from implants spread

to other

> > parts of their bodies. "

> >

> > Until now the only advice given to women before an operation is

from

> > plastic surgeons who, claim critics, are in the business of

making money.

> >

> > Margo was joined in her six-year campaign by ish Labour Euro

MP Bill

> > , who has fought for new legislation in the European

Parliament.

> >

> > Today, the European Commission will bring forward the new package

of EU

> > health and safety measures in direct response to the campaign.

> >

> > Yesterday, a delighted Mr said: " This is a victory for the

hundreds

> > of women throughout the UK and Europe who have worked tirelessly

to make

> > sure other women do not repeat their painful experience of implant

> > surgery.

> >

> > " This is a watershed in our campaign. Europe has recognised that

there is

> > a problem with silicone implants and is going to do something

about it.

> >

> > " The health of thousands of British women is put at risk by an

implant

> > industry which seems to have avoided basic standards of

information and

> > safety regulation. "

> >

> > He added: " The EU must send the strongest possible signal to the

> > manufacturers and private clinics involved in the implant

business: 'we

> > will not tolerate your shoddy practices any longer. Your time is

up'. "

> >

> > However, Mr is disappointed that a new minimum age law for

implants

> > won't be introduced.

> >

> > He said: " There is a lot of pressure put on young people to have

an ideal

> > body and they are getting younger. "

> >

> > He added: " We know 100,000 implant operations were registered in

the UK

> > between 1993 and 1999, but we don't know the full extent of this

surgery

> > in the UK. "

> >

> > A recent study in the US found that 69 per cent of silicone breast

> > implants, now banned in America, Japan, Canada and France,

rupture within

> > 10 years.

> >

> > Mr said he now plans to write to Health Secretary Alan

Milburn to

> > point out the new European legislation and ask when it will be

implemented

> > in Britain.

> >

> > He said: " All of this is a very good start. The campaigners are

getting

> > about 80 per cent of what we want. The new quality control aspect

will

> > have a direct and immediate impact. "

> >

> > Has your health been affected by silicone implants? Call us with

your

> > story on 0141-309-3131.

> >

> >

> >