Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 It also infuriates me that PS's are repeating the junk science mantra that " silicone is inert. " When I was in England in 1999 ... the head of the PS's there, Sharpe, was on TV making this same false claim. It's wishful thinking parading as 'science.' Best from Ilena www.BreastImplantAwareness.org Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1994 Aug;24(1 Suppl 1):11-7. Related Articles, Links Silicone toxicology. Busch H .Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.Silicone, a man-made polymer containing the element silicon, has been used in a variety of medical devices including breast implants. Silicone was used, in part, because it was suggested to have the property of biological inertness. Inert materials do not affect chemical, physiological, or immunological processes. Silicone is not inert. Silicone from breast implants " bleeds " through the surrounding envelope and is present in the surrounding capsule or migrates to other distant locations. Silicone and/or the multiple chemical contaminants elicit foreign body reactions associated with granulomatous inflammation and fibrosis. Silicone and its contaminants have the potential for significant toxicity in the implant recipient. Publication Types: Review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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