Fw: Pace of breast implants is down?

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----- Forwarded Message ----From: "cstewart@..." <cstewart@...>cstewart@...Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 4:45:39 PMSubject: Pace of breast implants is down?

I'm working on a breaking-news story on Allergan and Mentor both seeing adrop in breast implants in the U.S.Is anyone seeing this trend, or not? And why?Please let me know.All the best,ColinColin Innovation columnistOrange County Register625 North Grand Ave.Santa Ana, CA 92701-4347Cosmetic medicine blog: inyourface.freedomblogging.comBiomedical innovations blog: innovation.freedomblogging.comTwitter: twitter.com/Colin American women are cutting back on breast enhancements, according to Allergan and Mentor, the country’s two breast-implant

companies. Operations with Mentor implants were down in the quarter that ended June 27, the Santa Barbara-based company reported late Thursday, July 31. Irvine-based Allergan reported similar news on Tuesday, July 29. “In the U.S., it is pretty clear that the number of augmentation procedures has declined year-over-year,” Chairman Pyott said.

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This is very good news. I hope the trend will continue and that women

learn to love their soft, healthy, natural breasts completely!

We should wear T-Shirts that say, " There's nothing more beautiful

than a naturally beautiful woman. No plastic allowed. "

Patty

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> cstewart@...

> Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 4:45:39 PM

> Subject: Pace of breast implants is down?

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> I'm working on a breaking-news story on Allergan and Mentor both

seeing a

> drop in breast implants in the U.S.

> Is anyone seeing this trend, or not? And why?

> Please let me know.

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> All the best,

> Colin

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> Colin

> Innovation columnist

> Orange County Register

> 625 North Grand Ave.

> Santa Ana, CA 92701-4347

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> Cosmetic medicine blog: inyourface.freedomblogging.com

> Biomedical innovations blog: innovation.freedomblogging.com

> Twitter: twitter.com/Colin

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> American women are cutting back on breast enhancements,

according to

> Allergan and Mentor, the country's two breast-implant companies.

>

> Operations with Mentor implants were down in the quarter that

ended June

> 27, the Santa Barbara-based company reported late Thursday, July

31.

>

> Irvine-based Allergan reported similar news on Tuesday, July

29. " In the

> U.S., it is pretty clear that the number of augmentation

procedures has

> declined year-over-year, " Chairman Pyott said.

>