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'Gummy Bear' Breast Implants Inch Closer To U.S.
The Indy Channel ^ | November 22, 2005 | AP

Posted on 11/22/2005 1:53:56 PM PST by Abathar

BETHESDA, Md. -- A new type of breast implant already available in other countries may soon be making its way to the United States.

The implants are made up of a silicone gel different from the silicone implants that have been banned in this country, reported WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.

Silicone gel implants were banned 13 years ago amid concerns they could rupture, leak and cause major health problems. Recently, two makers of the implants have been making strides to get their products back on the market.

But experts say a new type of implants are made differently, so they are safer.

The new implants, made by Silimed, are known as the "gummy bear" breast implants because of the consistency of the gel inside the implant.

Doctors say the gummy bear implants have been on the market in countries including France, Germany, Spain, and Japan for the last 10 years.

Stephene Kelley, of New Market, Md., did a lot of research before she got breast implants two years ago. She had heard that silicone implants felt more natural than saline, but she didn't think she'd have a choice, since silicone implants weren't available.

Then Kelley learned about a clinical trial testing a new implant made of a high-strength cohesive silicone gel, and she decided to try them out for herself.

"My natural breast tissue is almost nonexistent, so I went from nothing to exactly what I wanted," Kelley said.

Dr. Donald Kress, the founder of Plastic Surgery One in Frederick, Md., is a plastic surgeon taking part in the trial of the new silicone implant. He says the implants are much safer than the banned ones because of the molecular structure of the silicone.

"The cohesive gel implant can be sliced in half, punctured or damaged, and nothing leaks out," Kress said.

However, some experts are still concerned, saying long-term studies need to be conducted before they are allowed on the market.

Kelley said she would recommend high-strength gel implants to anyone considering implants.

It is still unclear when the gummy bear implants will be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval. Approval for another type of silicone gel breast implant is pending.

The companies Inamed and Mentor also are conducting studies of their versions of the cohesive gel implants.


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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator

To: BJClinton

Dude, you broke the Internet.


22 posted on 11/22/2005 2:02:22 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Crap, again?


23 posted on 11/22/2005 2:03:30 PM PST by BJClinton (The short answer is that I am 47 years old and I am not a blithering idiot. ~Buckhead)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

"Oh, honey... you're sweet as candy... no, really, you're sweet as candy!


24 posted on 11/22/2005 2:05:36 PM PST by YouPosting2Me
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To: Abathar
'Gummy Bear' Breast Implants Inch Closer To U.S.

They can move?!

25 posted on 11/22/2005 2:06:02 PM PST by highball ("I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: dfwgator

LOL!


26 posted on 11/22/2005 2:12:44 PM PST by SIDENET ("IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!")
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick; Rose of Sharn; tuffydoodle

Gummy Bear Breast Feeding Ping!


27 posted on 11/22/2005 2:12:55 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger)
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To: highball; Abathar

If you turn down the thermostat a bit, yeah, they'll move a certain way.


28 posted on 11/22/2005 2:14:11 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger)
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To: Abathar

Maybe they can now use gummy worms for those male implants I'm always hearing about over the internet.


29 posted on 11/22/2005 2:15:02 PM PST by sassbox (GO IRISH!!!)
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To: Question_Assumptions
..."used male models and added half-grapefruit breasts to their chest."


(*Note to self: stuffing socks or banana down pants doesn't seem to work. Try half-grapefruit on chest. Maybe pick up a few lesbians)
30 posted on 11/22/2005 2:17:20 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger)
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To: Maximus of Texas

"Gummy Bear Breast Feeding Ping!"

Candied Yams!!! Just in time for Thanksgiving...


31 posted on 11/22/2005 2:21:50 PM PST by YouPosting2Me
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

I can't stand gummy bears...I guess that doesn't matter though... .


32 posted on 11/22/2005 2:42:29 PM PST by peacebaby (I'm not overwhelmed! I'm just the right amount of whelmed.)
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To: sassbox



Gummy worms....a little to flexible for me. LOL


33 posted on 11/22/2005 2:45:24 PM PST by SouthernFreebird
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To: Abathar; BJClinton

Gummy is yummy.

34 posted on 11/22/2005 2:51:49 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Abathar

Flatter is better anyway.


35 posted on 11/22/2005 2:53:30 PM PST by Pessimist
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To: martin_fierro

Good lord, you've poked my eye out!


36 posted on 11/22/2005 2:55:53 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Pessimist

When I was growing up we learned that breasts were measured
in "Merms". which were cubic mouthfuls, any more than a
mouthful was a waste, or so it was said.(I never believed
that.)


37 posted on 11/22/2005 2:57:48 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: sassbox

38 posted on 11/22/2005 3:02:46 PM PST by Peepster (Capital punishment means: Never having to say "You again?")
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To: Peepster

No, Peepster, not implants like that. We're talking about Stretch Armstrong type implants.


39 posted on 11/22/2005 3:05:49 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger)
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To: Abathar

I thought the next boob implant was gonna play music?
What happened to the I-Boob?

I am waiting until they make implants that will conceal a .45.
Look Out....she is Armed with Boobs....or Boobed & Dangerous?


40 posted on 11/22/2005 3:06:23 PM PST by Feiny (Killing threads since 1999.)
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