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Institute of Medicine Finds NO Link Between Silicone
Breast Implants and Disease:
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science,
at the request of Congress, conducted a review of all evidence and research concerning
silicone breast implants and determined there is no link between implants and disease.
There are two versions
of the IOM report. The first is a 17
page summary report called Information
for Women About the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants. This makes a good starting
point, since it was designed for a non-technical audience. You can find it at http://www.nap.edu/books/0309065933/html/
If, after reading the 17 page version, you want more in the
way of technical details, then you should read the full report. The 455 page report is an excellent,
albeit technical, read concerning the history of breast implants and the studies
concerning their safety. The study did not discount the risks of breast implants
that are proven, such as capsular contracture, infection, etc. but found no evidence to
connect implants to breast cancer and autoimmune type diseases which were the subject of
litigation against implant manufacturers. This is must see. Click here to go
to http://www.nap.edu/books/0309065321/html/
The Independent Review Group in the U.K. finds
no link between Silicone Breast Implants and Disease:
Some of the findings included:
Silicone gel breast implants are not associated with any
greater health risk than other surgical implants; although there are a number of local
complications, the occurrence of ill-health in women with silicone gel breast implants is
not greater than those in the general population. Specifically, there is no evidence
of an association with an abnormal immune response or typical or atypical connective
tissue diseases or syndromes; children of implanted women are not at increased risk of
connective tissue disease; the information provided to women undergoing breast
implantation is often inadequate. http://www.silicone-review.gov.uk
Court-Appointed Doctors Find No Link Between Breast Implants and Disease:
Read the
executive summary of the Scientific Panel's report at
www.fjc.gov/BREIMLIT/SCIENCE/summary.htm.
A Status Report on Breast
Implant Safety (historical):
From the US Food & Drug Administration - (more
information on risks from the FDA) www.fda.gov/fdac/features/995_implants.html
Silicone Breast Implants:
Scientific Update:
(July 1998 - A Joint Position Statement from the American
Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery. This page includes a large reference list of scientific studies.) www.plasticsurgery.org/mediactr/jps-798.htm
Mayo Clinic
2007:
(New data on complications in breast implant surgery - Mayo
Clinic)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-augmentation/WO00125
Still
No Evidence that Breast Implants Cause Connective Tissue Disease:
(From the British Medical Journal)
http://www.bmj.com/archive/7129/7129e1.htm
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