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To: RJCogburn
One danger of silicone implants is that it makes mammograms more difficult for the radiologist to read and find early breast cancer, but that is not an adverse effect of the silicone.

Very true. One way the plastic surgeon would handle breast hardening was to squeeze the breast to try and "pop" the scare tissue that begins to grow immediately around the breast. In some cases only part of the breast scar tissue would "pop" and the breast would appear oblong and bruise quickly. Very painful for the patient and very stupid.

But scar tissue is the main enemy of implants. It can tighten up the implant to the point of rupture. I've seen it happen.

49 posted on 07/21/2003 2:38:37 PM PDT by bedolido (Ann Coulter... A Conservative Male's Natural Viagra)
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To: bedolido
why would anyone go through this? It's crazy.
55 posted on 07/21/2003 2:42:39 PM PDT by knak
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To: bedolido
I had that done to me when mine hardened up. It hurt!
91 posted on 07/22/2003 3:32:42 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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