Posted on 12/14/2004 9:49:04 AM PST by Pharmboy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that women with cosmetic breast implants have a higher rate of suicide than other women and shows, for the first time, that they may be more likely to have a history of psychiatric illness as well.
Whether the elevated rate of psychiatric conditions explains the higher suicide risk is not clear from the findings. However, the study does give weight to the belief that it's not the cosmetic procedure itself that is behind patients' suicides, according to Dr. Joseph K. McLaughlin, president of the International Epidemiology Institute, a Rockville, Maryland-based research center founded by scientists from the National Cancer Institute.
"There is no evidence that breast implants, per se, increase the risk of suicide," he told Reuters Health.
Mounting evidence indicates that, for whatever reason, there is a "small subset" of breast-implant patients who are at risk of suicide, according to McLaughlin. His team's study adds to past research that has consistently found a two- to three-times higher risk of suicide among women with cosmetic breast implants compared with the general population.
The "new twist" from this study, McLaughlin said, is the additional finding on psychiatric hospital admissions. Compared with women who underwent either breast reduction or other cosmetic procedures, those who received breast implants were 70 percent more likely to have a history of admissions for psychiatric illness.
The findings are published in the current issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The study included nearly 2,800 Danish women who underwent cosmetic breast-implant surgery between 1973 and 1995, as well as more than 7,000 women who had breast reduction and 1,700-plus women who had other types of cosmetic surgery within the same time period.
The researchers used national records to gather information on the women's death rates and causes of death through 1999, and on their history of hospitalization for psychiatric illness prior to having cosmetic surgery.
Overall, McLaughlin and his colleagues found, 14 women with breast implants committed suicide. While that number is small, it makes for a suicide rate that's three-times higher than the norm, according to the researchers.
In addition, eight percent of the women with breast implants had had a psychiatric hospital admission -- a "hard" measure, McLaughlin noted, that indicates mental illness and not problems such as poor body image. That rate of hospital admission compares with a roughly five-percent rate in each of the two comparison groups.
The researchers also found that women who underwent breast reduction had a higher-than-expected rate of suicide -- a finding McLaughlin called "surprising."
However, he pointed out that this increased risk was "barely significant" in statistical terms, and therefore could be a chance finding.
"It certainly needs further evaluation," McLaughlin said.
On the other hand, he added, the suicide risk among women with breast implants seems to be a solid finding. McLaughlin said that with all the research that has looked into the possible links between breast implants and serious illness, including autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, the only risk that has consistently emerged is the risk of suicide.
"It's unexplained for now," he said.
Still, given the new findings on psychiatric illness, McLaughlin said it may be a good idea for plastic surgeons to "take a closer look" at breast-implant candidates and possibly refer those with signs of a psychiatric problem for evaluation.
The study was funded by the Danish Cancer Society and the International Epidemiology Institute, which received support from the Dow Corning Corporation, once the world's largest maker of silicone gel breast implants. The company no longer makes the implants, having been hit in the 1990s with thousands of lawsuits claiming that the devices caused health problems.
SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, December 13/27, 2004.
This'll make you laugh. My sister disobeyed Dad once and prepared those really thick pork chops without his supervision. Naturally they were ruined. Hard as rocks. Sister can't cook to save her own life. We sent out for pizza.
Next day we went shooting. Guess what came off the thrower? hahahaa... PULL! 20 gauge meet Pork Chop! It was great. We were shooting at 1/2 frozen gallons of water with the SW500. Practically blew a hole in the surface of the earth.....
Right. Mine aren't much bigger but as long as my husband likes them and they were able to feed my son when he was a baby, why would I care what anyone else thinks about them. By the way I like them too.
For guts and honesty, I'll take you on my team any day, friend.
Yes.
Hope you're making money off that site...it's the Second plug I've seen you make for it. I am a 36C and I do very nicely with my 6 dollar K mart bra! However I do agree that ther are a plethora of bras on the market that do not "enhance"
Getting implants in the first place suggests a certain dissatisfaction with oneself as well as a questionable ability to think clearly
I know a girl who had breats surgery and she was very dissatisfied. LOL!
Yes we are tiny cottage business. Probably not worth the effort; but we do have fun. Since you are a loyal American Free Republic participant; if you care to FReepmail us, we will ship one to you for free. One note, if you have seen our website, we stress that we want your exact *measured* torso band dimension. This is the torso band size we will ship. (Forget the numbers on the label of your existing bras.)
The Bullet sure beats breast implants. Believe me. When my wife walks though an airport in a tight sweater, heads turn so fast, I'm surprised there are not calls to an EMS squad to address neck and spinal damage! Even the women point and point it our to their husbands.
There is a website, AwfulPlasticSurgery.com, that really shows off the bad work that celebrities have done to themselves. And yes, you can generally and fairly easily tell real cleavage from fake. If they look like two halves of a cantalop affixed to a woman's chest=fake. If the cleavage have a natural, straight line to it (see the photo of Ms. Angel)=real.
Now that I have explained everything...my work here is done.
urp
I have to go lie down.... sorry....
This is a really weird thread.
I wonder if naturally small or naturally large breasted women are any more likely to commit suicide than the other...? Huh? hmmmmm
It was a joke.."large breasted women...causes deeper depressions... then small breasted women...when sleeping on their stomach...
Ohhhh! lol...
Incorrect URL posted earlier:
http://www.thebreastsite.com/breast-surgery/breast-implants-statistics.aspx
That should fix it.
Geez! This is so mean. Why can't people just leave big-breasted women alone... oh, yeah, never mind, I remember...
(Australian) Chopper Crew Grounded Over Public Prank
(flashed "Show us your T**s" sign)
AP/Yahoo ^ | 11/2/04 | ROD McGUIRK
Posted on 11/02/2004 4:51:14 PM PST by martin_fierro
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1267111/posts
Student Wins China Plastic Surgery Pageant
AP/Yahoo ^ | 12/18/04
Posted on 12/18/2004 12:45:36 PM PST by martin_fierro
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1304221/posts
Model seeks record breasts {hardly a Model of restraint}
Ananova ^
Posted on 08/06/2004 3:58:33 AM PDT by martin_fierro
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1186155/posts
Anna Nicole ushered off stage at VH1;
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 12/2/4 | Daily Dish
Posted on 12/02/2004 5:06:10 PM PST by SmithL
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1293178/posts
Teen who grabbed supermodel Rachel Hunter's breast may face her wrath: report
National Post ^ | September 15, 2004 | Canadian Press
Posted on 09/16/2004 10:22:19 AM PDT by Loyalist
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1217914/posts
Bare Breasts Fail to Impress
Fox News ^ | September 20, 2004 | Fox News
Posted on 09/20/2004 7:05:40 AM PDT by trashcanbred
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1221261/posts
HER BRA BELONGS TO DADDY
NY Post ^ | 12-16-04 | richard johnson
Posted on 12/16/2004 3:43:15 PM PST by Rakkasan1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1303035/posts
Fat Women Not As Smart, Swedish Doctors Claim
UK Sun ^ | 11/23/04
Posted on 11/23/2004 8:30:05 AM PST by gopwinsin04
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1286730/posts
actually a lot of them are breast cancer survivors.
not prostitutes, whores or strippers.
So how do you load a bullet bra? Is there a safety? Where's the trigger?
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