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> ~~~For those of you fortunate enough to be attending the Chemical Injury

> Conference, you will have the pleasure of meeting Dr. Morton Hyson.

Gaylene

> reminded us of this

> excellent article published last year:

>

> For info on the conference:

> http://www.toxicdiscovery.com/toxicseminars.htm

>

> Date: 2000/03/02

>

>

> ~~~ Bravo Delinda & KVBC & Thank You and Patty! ~~~

>

>

> From: " HIGINBOTHAM, DELINDA " <DHIGINBOTHAM@...>

> 'ilena rose' <ilena@...>

> Subject: RE: SALINE STORY TRANSCRIPTS/KVBC-TV

> Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 11:03:11 -0800

>

>

> [

>

> >>IN HEALTHLINE THREE...

> IN THE QUEST FOR BODY BEAUTIFUL THOUSANDS OF WOMEN ARE ENDING UP SICK.

> WOMEN WHO'S PROBLEMS BEGAN AFTER THEY HAD SALINE BREAST IMPLANTS. RIGHT

> NOW IN WASHINGTON D.C.... THE F-D-A IS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEARINGS TO

> DETERMINE IF SALINE IMPLANTS ARE SAFE... OR REALLY CAN MAKE WOMEN SICK.

> FOR MONTHS... NEWS 3'S BETH FISHER HAS BEEN DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE

> GROWING TREND.

>

> BETH, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE DANGERS OF -SILICONE-...BUT COSMETIC SURGEONS

> SAY THERE'S NO PROOF -SALINE- IMPLANTS ARE DANGEROUS.

>

>

> [ANCHOR=BETH]

>

> WHAT MANY WOMEN DON'T KNOW IS THAT AT THIS POINT.... THE F-D-A HAS *NEVER*

> APPROVED BREAST IMPLANTS. BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN FROM

> GETTING THEM. I FOUND SOME POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE A MAJOR

> IMPACT ON YOUR HEALTH.

>

> [

> >>patty nats 02:51 hey mommy! i'm the luckiest one. you sure are.

>

> PATTY FAUSSETT SAYS LUCK HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHERE SHE IS TODAY.

>

> (patty faussett)

> 08:20 it's taken me 2 years to get where i am today and a lot of hard work

>

> AFTER BREAST-FEEDING FOUR KIDS, PATTY'S FIGURE WASN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE.

> LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHER WOMEN, PATTY TURNED TO BREAST IMPLANTS.

>

> (patty faussett)

> i had them 8 months when i started to feel very, very ill

>

> PATTY WAS SO TIRED SHE COULDN'T FEED HER KIDS. HER EYE SIGHT SO STRAINED

> SHE COULDN'T DRIVE. HER CONCENTRATION SO BAD SHE COULDN'T REMEMBER

> THINGS.

>

> (patty faussett)

> 02:23 that was the thing that was the scariest was my brain not working

> like it used to

>

> (BETH STANDUP)

> (markley tape #2 tc - 00:56) and patty's not alone. take a look inside

> this evidence room. it is completely filled with filesof southern nevada

> women who are suing over their breast implants. and inside this fridge..

> all of these fridge's... more evidence... the implants themselves

>

> (janet markley)

> 24:16 this one you can see the growth inside the shell

>

> ATTORNEY JANET MARKLEY HAS HANDLED MORE THAN 700 BREAST IMPLANT

> LAWSUITS...100 OF THE WOMEN HAD SALINE IMPLANTS.

>

> (janet markley)

> 02:57 i have examples of implants in my evidence room that were saline

> that you can see there's foreign body material in them

>

> TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE SALINE IMPLANTS. YOU CAN SEE BACTERIA INSIDE

> AND OUT. NEUROLOGIST MORTON HYSON THINKS THAT'S WHAT'S MAKING SOME WOMEN

> SO SICK.

>

> (dr. morton hyson/neurologist)

> 00:41 they have chronic fatigue as one of the most common symptoms, joint

> pain, pain in their hands, pain in their feet, symptoms dr's often call

> neuropathy which is damage to nerve endings

>

> AND DOCTOR HYSON SAYS TOO MANY OF THESE WOMEN HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON...

> SALINE IMPLANTS.

>

> (dr. hyson)

> 08:04 there are women who've died and i don't think they've died of

nothing

>

> BUT THERE'S VERY LITTLE DOCUMENTED PROOF THE IMPLANTS ARE DANGEROUS. LAS

> VEGAS DOCTOR BARRY MARKMAN IS ONE OF THE LEADING BREAST IMPLANT SURGEONS

> IN THE COUNTRY...PUTTING IN MORE THAN 700 IMPLANTS A YEAR.

>

> (dr. barry markman/plastic surgeon)

> 05:35 in my own personal experience, i just haven't seen neurologic

problems

>

>

> (GRAPHIC PULLING OUT STUDY RESULTS)

> MARKMAN POINTS TO 17 INDEPENDENT STUDIES THAT SHOW NO CORRELATION BETWEEN

> SALINE IMPLANTS AND LUPUS... MULTIPLE SCHLEROSIS... CHRONIC FATIGUE... AND

> OTHER SYMPTOMS.

> BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CONSENT FORM FROM ONE OF THE LEADING MAKERS OF

> SALINE IMPLANTS. MENTOR'S OWN FORM ADMITS " THESE STUDIES ARE TOO SMALL TO

> DETECT WHETHER THERE MIGHT BE A SLIGHT INCREASE OF ANY ONE OF THESE RARE

> DISEASES. "

>

> (DR. MARKMAN)

> 03:45 even though there has been numberous studies of the fact that there

> aren't any connective tissue disease or neurologic problems associated

> with implants, due to the previous implant litigation, we still include

> those in our consents

>

> BUT PATTY SAYS SHE'S LIVING PROOF THAT STUDIES OR NOT... SALINE IMPLANTS

CAN

> BE DANGEROUS... EVEN DEADLY.

>

> (PATTY FAUSSETT)

> 01:31 they tell you what you want to hear, but they don't always cover

> what you need to hear. and what you need to hear is that they're

> dangerous, that they can rob you of your health

>

> [>>OTHER STUDIES HAVE FOUND LINKS TO CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND AUTOIMMUNE

> DISEASES... BUT SINCE RELATIVELY FEW WOMEN WERE TRACKED... THE REPORTS

SAID

> MORE STUDIES WERE NEEDED. PATTY IS ONE OF THE IMPLANT RECIPIENTS WHO

> TESTIFIED YESTERDAY TO THE F-D-A. THE AGENCY HAS UNTIL MID-MAY TO DECIDE

> WHETHER SALINE IMPLANTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE MARKET.

> [ANCHOR=]

> WE JUST LOOKED AT SOME OF THE HEALTH PROBLEMS WOMEN SAY IMPLANTS CAUSE.

> TONIGHT AT ELEVEN.. WE'LL LOOK AT SOME OF THE PHYSICAL PROBLEMS... AND YOU

> WON'T BELIEVE WHAT WE FOUND.

>

>

>

>

> [i-SALINE IMPLANTS #2]

> [PG#=]

> [NEWSCAST=11]

> [DATE=03/02/2000]

> [WRITER=DHI]

> [TAPE#=SPEC-26]

> [FORM=PKG]

>

> [ANCHOR=]

> [CAM=]

> [GRAPHIC=]

>

> >>LAS VEGAS IS A CITY KNOWN FOR IT'S CASINOS, SHOWS, AND SHOWGIRLS. IN THE

> COSMETIC SURGERY WORLD...IT'S ALSO KNOWN FOR BREAST IMPLANTS... BUT JUST

> HOW SAFE ARE THEY? THAT'S WHAT THE F-D-A WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. IT'S IN

> THE MIDDLE OF HEARINGS ON SALINE IMPLANTS. HEALTHLINE 3'S BETH FISHER HAS

> BEEN DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE POPULAR TREND. BETH YOU'VE UNCOVERED SOME

> DISTURBING THINGS.

>

> [ANCHOR=BETH] THAT'S RIGHT. SOME PEOPLE SAY MORE WOMEN GET IMPLANTS DONE

> IN VEGAS...THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE WORLD. WHICH MEANS MOST OF US

> EITHER KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS IMPLANTS...OR IS CONSIDERING GETTING THEM.

> WHAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW IS THOUSANDS OF WOMEN ARE ENDING UP DEFORMED

> FROM THEIR IMPLANTS. WE WANT TO WARN YOU THAT VIDEO IN THIS STORY IS VERY

> DISTURBING... AND IT COULD CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT CHASING THE PERFECT

> BODY.

>

> [PKG](---PKG---)

> [RUNS=02:54]

> [OUTQ=IT'S PURE FOLLY]

> [sUPER=1-Patty Faussett/Had Saline Implants;11-16]

> [sUPER=1-Janet Markley/Attorney;1:03-1:17]

> [sUPER=1-Dr. Barry Markman/Plastic Surgeon;1:44-1:52]

> [sUPER=1-Dr. Morton Hyson/Neurologist;2:26-2:33]

>

> [P-SALINE IMPLANTS #2]

> [PG#=]

> [NEWSCAST=11]

> [DATE=03/02/2000]

> [WRITER=DHI]

> [TAPE#=SPEC-26]

> [FORM=TRACK]

>

> [ANCHOR=BETH]

> [CAM=]

> [GRAPHIC=]

>

> >>IN A CITY KNOWN FOR BEAUTIFUL BODIES... FIT PHYSIQUES AND SEXY

> SHOWGIRLS... THE PRESSURE IS ON TO LOOK YOUR BEST. BUT WHAT PRICE WOULD

> YOU PAY... FOR THAT PERFECT BOD?

>

> (patty faussett)

> 00:47 i had a friend who had implants and she said why don't you get

> implants. that'd be a good thing and you'd look great

>

> (show pics of patty w/ implants)

> PATTY FAUSSETT DID LOOK GREAT...UNTIL SHE GOT SICK.

>

> (PATTY FAUSSETT)

> 02:46 the fatigue, the visual problems, there was joint pain and all this

> kind of stuff

>

> (pic of her sick here?)

> IT SENT HER LIFE ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.

>

> (PATTY FAUSSETT/HAD PROBLEMS WITH BREAST IMPLANTS)

> 03:11 i couldn't take care of my family, play with my kids, cook meals,

> clean my house, do anything with my friends, i was basically homebound

>

> (problem pics here? or markman video here?)

> THOUSANDS OF OTHER WOMEN WITH SALINE IMPLANTS SAY THEY'VE EXPERIENCED

> PHYSICAL PROBLEMS AS WELL... PROBLEMS LIKE ENCAPSULATION WHERE SCAR TISSUE

> FORMS A ROCK HARD SHELL AROUND THE IMPLANT. OR THE IMPLANTS SHRINK, LEAK,

> OR RUPTURE FORCING WOMEN TO GET THEM REMOVED OR REPLACED...BUT WITH EACH

> SURGERY COMES MORE SCARING...AND A GREATER CHANCE FOR DEFORMITIES.

>

> (janet markley)

> 17:15 it's irresponsible to tout something as the latest greatest thing

> for the cosmetic world when it's not necessary

>

> ATTORNEY JANET MARKLEY HAS SEEN HUNDREDS OF WOMEN SUFFERING... AND HAS THE

> PICTURES TO PROVE IT.

>

> (JANET MARKLEY)

> 10:22 many times with the bad infection cases that i've seen, the women

> will end up w/ disfigurement b/c in order to correct that problem w/

> removal of the implant, many times a lot of tissue has to be removed and

> there will be disfigurement

>

> LAS VEGAS DOCTOR BARRY MARKMAN IS ONE OF THE LEADING BREAST IMPLANT

> SURGEONS IN THE COUNTRY... PUTTING IN MORE THAN 700 IMPLANTS A YEAR.

>

> (DR. MARKMAN)

> 01:42 women who undergo the surgery understand fully well the

complications.

> We spend a tremendous amount of time with the informed consent of doing

> that.

>

> DR. MARKMAN SAYS THE RISK OF PHYSICAL DEFORMITY IS SMALL: ONLY THREE TO

> EIGHT PERCENT...AND HE SAYS IT'S CORRECTIBLE BY REPLACING THE IMPLANT. AS

> FOR MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS? DR. MARKMAN INSISTS THERE IS NO EVIDENCE

> LINKING IMPLANTS TO LUPUS... AUTO IMMUNE DISORDERS OR THE CHRONIC FATIGUE

> THOUSANDS OF WOMEN COMPLAIN ABOUT.

>

> (DR. MORTON HYSON/NEUROLOGIST)

> 10:09 these things are a nightmare and i don't know why they continue to

put

> them in

>

> LAS VEGAS NEUROLOGIST DR. MORTON HYSON IS SURE THERE IS A CONNECTION

> BETWEEN THE SICK WOMEN IN HIS OFFICE...AND THEIR IMPLANTS.

>

> (DR. HYSON)

> 02:03 one patient after another presenting similar symptoms that they have

> to be real as far as i'm concerned. It would be too much of a coincidence

> to have a stereotypical syndrome.

>

> PATTY WAS CONVINCED HER IMPLANTS WERE MAKING HER SICK...SO 9 MONTHS LATER,

> SHE HAD THEM REMOVED...AND SLOWLY, HER HEALTH HAS IMPROVED. BUT FOR SOME

> WOMEN, IT NEVER DOES.

>

> (PATTY)

> 11:58 what woman in her right mind would sacrifice her health just for

> larger breasts or your function of your brain or your central nervous

> system? it's pure folly.

>

>

> >>IN THE PROCESS OF RESEARCHING THIS STORY... WE SPOKE WITH COUNTLESS

> WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HEALTH PROBLEMS THEY SAY ARE DIRECTLY CAUSED BY

> THEIR IMPLANTS. PROBLEMS THAT FOR MANY WOMEN LED TO JOB LOSSES AND

> DIVORCE. - SALINE IMPLANTS WILL BREAK... USUALLY AFTER 5-15 YEARS - MORE

> THAN A MILLION AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE BREAST IMPLANTS

> - 130,000 WOMEN GOT SALINE IMPLANTS LAST YEAR... AN ALL-TIME RECORD - A

> CONGRESSIONAL HEARING REVEALED NO STUDIES OF HUMAN BEING HAD EVER BEEN

> DONE BEFORE THE IMPLANTS WERE SOLD TO MORE THAN ONE-MILLION WOMEN -

> MASTECTOMY PATIENTS W/ IMPLANTS HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THAN COSMETIC PATIENTS.

> THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ESTIMATES 30-40% HAVE COMPLICATIONS SOON AFTER

> RECONSTRUCTION. ONE OF THE IMPLANT MANUFACTURERS, MCGHAN, REPORTED MORE

> THAN 20% OF THE MASTECTOMY IMPLANT PATIENTS HAVE AN IMPLANT REMOVED WITHIN

> 2 YEARS AS DO 30% AFTER FOUR YEARS.

> [ANCHOR=]

> WE CHECKED INTO SOME OF THE CHEMICALS THAT MAKE UP THOSE IMPLANTS. THE

> LONG LIST OF CHEMICALS INCLUDED INGREDIENTS LIKE...

> [GRAPHIC]

> ACETONE, LACQUER THINNER, FREON, FORMALDEHYDE, METAL CLEANING ACID, RU BER

> SOLVENT AND METHYLENE CHLORIDE JUST TO NAME A FEW.

> [ANCHOR=]

> PATTY FAUSSETT IS ONE OF THOSE TESTIFYING TO THE F-D-A. THE AGENCY HAS

> UNTIL MID-MAY TO DECIDE WHETHER SALINE IMPLANTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE

MARKET.

>

>

>

> ~~~~~~~~

>

>