Research and Evidence

Researching the facts of implant complications and illness can be overwhelming.  When we were researching we had trouble discerning truth from fallacy.  We even dismissed some of the research because we didn't want our dream of implants dashed or admit our fears.  Many times we tried to talk ourselves out of what we found, thinking "It won't happen to me, that research is done by an anti-implant group or women’s rights activist,” or “that kind of thing happens one in a million, there’s no way I will be one in that million.”
We hope by providing you with scientific evidence and sound facts you will be able to make a more informed decision then we were able to.

Safety and Benefits of Mentor Silicone Breast Implants
From the April 2005 FDA Analysis and Meeting
Marcy Oppenheimer, M.D
http://www.breastimplantinfo.org/news/mentor-pma.html

HADCORP- KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS
More information on the concerns and complications of breast implants.
http://www.freewebs.com/implants/aboutbreastimplants.htm

Where There's Smoke There's Fire: The Silicone Breast Implant Controversy Continues to Flicker: A New Disease That Needs To Be Defined
The Journal of Rheumatology, October 2003
http://www.breastimplantinfo.org/what_know/controversy.html

Dr. Britta Ostermeyer’s Research
http://www.freewebs.com/implants/drostermeyersresearch.htm

Are Breast Implants Safe?
Medscape General Medicine, October, 2001
and Plastic Surgery Nursing, Summer 2002 Vol 22, No. 2, pages 66-71
Diana Zuckerman, PhD
http://www.breastimplantinfo.org/what_know/medscape.html

TOXIC DISCOVERY NETWORK
Established in 1994 and consisting of over 25,000 injured consumers, Toxic Discovery maintains one of the most impressive libraries of medical research data, educational materials, and peer reviewed studies in the United States on the topic of medical device failures.
http://www.toxicdiscovery.com/breastimplants.html

NOW – NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
Research Indicating the Long-Term Risk to Women's Health from Silicone Breast Implants Not Fully Addressed in FDA Clinical Trials.
http://www.now.org/issues/health/symposium.html

Study of Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture, Extracapsular Silicone, and Health Status in a Population of Women
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/extracapstudy.html

Health Complications from Breast Implant Surgery
A Canadian Study with Implications for the U.S.
Aleina Tweed, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
http://www.breastimplantinfo.org/what_know/bihlthcomp.html

SALINE IMPLANT WARNINGS
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_implant.html

SILICONE IMPLANT DISEASE
A must read from the Doctor’s Medical Library
http://www.med-library.net/content/view/91/41/

FDA WEBSITE ON TOXICOLOGY OF IMPLANTS
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ost/reports/fy98/IMMUNOTOX.HTM

SUMMARY OF REPORT OF NATIONAL SCIENCE
A report on Silicone Breast Implants in Relation to Connection Tissue Diseases and Immunological Dysfunction
http://www.fjc.gov/BREIMLIT/SCIENCE/summary.htm

THE LIGHT PARTY
Scientific Evidence that proves silicone breast implants can produce autoimmune illnesses.
http://www.lightparty.com/Health/SiliconePoison.html

CENTER FOR RESEARCH
What You Need to Know About Breast Implants
Diana Zuckerman, PhD
http://www.center4research.org/implantfacts.html#14/

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