Re: A blog worth our educational services.........we should comment....

February 7, 2009

Wow, incredible the ignorance that still exists in this issue.

Unbelieveable. I made a comment.

Patty

>

> What are the symptoms of silicone poisoning from breast implants?

>

> http://www.realself.com/question/symptoms-silicone-poisoning-breast-

implants?

>

> Question

>

> What are the symptoms of silicone poisoning from breast implants?

> I got silicone breast implants over a decade ago, and I have

recently become

> very sick. The only doctor I've seen so far took a blood sample

and found

> silicone in my system. Could it be that I have silicone poisoning

from my breast

> implants? What are the symptoms?

>

> Asked by: pfeffer10

> Answers (10)

>

> Are your implants silicone gel?

>

> Answer by R. Francis, MD

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> New York City Plastic Surgeon

>

> Do you know if your implants are silicone gel filled? Gel filled

implants

> were not available in the U.S. for first time breast augmentation

patients ten

> years ago. They were re-approved for this use by the FDA in 2006

after 14

> years of research confirming that essentially there is no such

thing as silicone

> poisoning and no cause and effect between silicone gel implants and

disease.

> Pursue the issue further with your doctor, who may refer you on to

a

> rheumatologist for further work up. Good luck!

>

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> there is no clear evidence that silicone poisoning exists

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by E. Berman, MD

> Sterling Plastic Surgeon

>

> Pfeffer,

>

> You should be looking for other causes of your problems. It is

normal to have

> very low levels of silicone in your blood, if you have silicone

breast

> implants and there is no evidence that this is dangerous.

>

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> Unlikely to be due to implants

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by Zwiren, MD

> Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

>

> It is unlikely that your symptoms are in anyway related to the

implants but I

> would suggest that you go to the website breastimplantsafety.org At

this site

> you will find numerous links to the safety of implants and the

solid research

> behind these devices. I am not sure what your doctor found on your

blood

> study. Hope that you feel better.

>

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>

> Silicone really does not make people sick.

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by J. Beraka, MD

> Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

>

> To pfeffer10,

> Hi. I am so sorry that you are not well. All I can do is reassure

you that

> it is not your implants that are making you sick. Silicone is

everywhere

> (including maybe a little bit in your blood) and it is harmless.I

know the research

> on silicone implants really well. They don't cause ANY illness.

All the bad

> publicity from years ago was " junk science " paid for by lawyers who

made many

> millions of dollars by scaring women and driving Dow Corning (which

> manufactured silicone) bankrupt.You should have an MRI of your

breasts to make sure

> that one of your implants is not leaking. But even if an implant

is leaking, it

> is just a LOCAL problem. It is not going to give you any

symptoms.So please go

> to a good internist to find out what's really wrong with you.

>

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> No such thing as silicone poisoning

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by Otto ph Placik, MD

> Chicago Plastic Surgeon

>

> Although silicone may be detected in your body, that does not mean

that it is

> causing your disease.Many studies have been performed out of

respective

> university centers that have shown no link between silicone

implants and what had

> been called in the past: human adjuvant disease.Many

rheumatologists have

> developed a battery of tests that can document the presence of

silicone antibodies

> and elevated blood levels of different markers in women with breast

implants;

> the clinical significance of these blood tests remains

unknown.Furthermore,

> implants is not the only source of silicone. Most hypodermic

needles are coated

> with silicone to make them enter the skin more smoothly. Again,

this is not

> known to cause disease.However, there are other conditions which

may be

> associated with the presence of implants that could be responsible

for a variety of

> signs and symptoms. One of these is called a biofilm. It develops

around almost

> any implant (hip, knee, pacemaker, etc) and is an area of extensive

research.

> It forms a layer that contains bacteria in a dormant state and is

very

> different from an active infection. Some researchers believe this

is the cause of

> firmness around an implant called a capsular contracture.In any

event, it is

> important that you have the integrity of your implants assessed.

The best

> non-surgical test is an MRI but surgery remains the only true

definitive way to make

> this determination.I hope this helps. It is a very complex matter

which has

> been the focus of alot of hype and misinformation.

>

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> No

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

> Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

>

> Silicone breast implants do not cause silicone " poisoning " .

Silicone in

> various forms are ubiquitous, being present in foods, lotions,

shampoos,

> conditioners, etc. and is found in trace amounts in our bodies.

> You should, however, always be vigilant about the possibility of

rupture or

> leakage of your implants implanted for more than 10 years even

though this by

> itself may not and usually does not cause sysyemic illnesses.

>

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> no such thing as " silicone poisoning "

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by Baxter, MD

> Seattle Plastic Surgeon

>

> First, a couple of things you need to know: studies have

conclusively shown

> that medical grade silicone is nontoxic. This was a topic of

intense interest

> about 15 years ago and there is probably no medical device that

has been

> studied more thoroughly as a result.Additionally, everyone in a

modern society has

> silicone in their system, as it is ubiquitous in our environment in

a number

> of consumer products. If you have ever had an IV, you have silicone

from the

> lubricant on the needle. A number of blood tests were promoted

purporting to be

> able to diagnose " silicone poisoning " and they have all been proven

> worthless.If you have seen only one doctor and he/she is suggesting

silicone poisoning

> as a reasonable explanation for your illness, you really need

another opinion.

>

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> Studies do not show that silicone " poisoning " exists.

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by B. Rosenblatt, MD

> New York City Plastic Surgeon

>

> If your implants are silicone from about 20 years ago, it is likely

that they

> should be removed and either replaced with newer implants or left

out. No

> studies have shown that there is a condition of " silicone

poisoning " . Silicone is

> a naturally existing substance that is non reactive.

> Silicone is present in the syringe and needle that drew your blood

as well as

> in orange juice and many other substance and foods you ingest. I

would

> suggest getting a work up from a good Internal Medicne doctor to

evaluate your

> problems.

>

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> Very Unlikely related to your implants

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by Soto, MD

> Orlando Plastic Surgeon

>

> Hi there,

> There are a few things you should understand, and that I think will

help you

> feel better that your implants are not the cause of your illness.

Even when

> your implants were new, your system was exposed to a small amount

of silicone on

> the surface of the implants. As they aged, this " gel bleed " more

than likely

> increased over time. In fact, with your implants being almost 20

years old, it

> is very likely that you have had exposure for some time; meaning

that if you

> were to react to it in some way, this should have reasonably

occurred many

> years before now.

> As mentioned by my colleague, a great many studies have now been

done around

> the world, on thousands of women, showing no link between silicone

implants

> and any systemic illness. Silicone is inert; your body does not

react to it. So,

> there are no symptoms or silicone illness.

>

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> Not LIkely

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by E. Kasden, MD

> Dallas Plastic Surgeon

>

> Many studies have been done regarding silicone gel filled implants

and

> toxicity. None has linked silicone with any specific diseases. It

is interesting

> that you have had the implants for 19 years and are now getting

sick. The time

> line does not really compute.You should look for all sources of

illness, and

> don't just focus on the implants. You wouldn't want to miss

something.

>

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