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Like Nancy Bruning's "Breast Implants: Everything You Need To Know" ( LJ 9/15/92), this volume explains how breast implants can cause illness, what research has and has not been done, and the risks and benefits associated with their removal. Dr. Vasey,with the University of South Florida School of Medicine, is much more detailed in his analysis of the controversy over silicone and the culpability of manufacturers, plastic surgeons, and the Food and...
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This edition discusses current research on the relationship between breast implants and disease; hardening, leaking, and rupture of implants; and relevant court decisions. The author also discusses the newest implant techniques and guidelines for having implants removed or replaced.
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When the FDA banned silicone gel-filled breast implants in 1992, it was responding to mounting concerns that they caused autoimmune and connective tissue disease. The ban triggered a torrent of litigation, as women by the thousands sued breast-implant manufacturers. Sympathetic juries awarded huge damages, leading to a $4.25 billion class-action settlement that still wasn't large enough to cover all the claims. Shockingly, rigorous scientific studies...
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