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Why do women get breast implants? Do breast implants make them feel good about themselves? Breast implants can be a serious threat because, there many health risk involved. ... When one chooses to get breast implants they have to consider more than the cosmetics. They have to take into consideration; the different types of breast implants, the many costs, the actual procedure and the health risks size effects that may occur. Breast implants are one of the most popular forms of plastic surgery in North America. The desire for bigger breast is only one side of the story. ... These are the stories of thousands of women who have suffered tremendously after having breast implants. Stories such as: one woman had to have both implants rupture and had to go through a painful surgery to have the implants removed and to have the silicone scrapped off her ribs and tissues. ... Another woman also had her implants rupture but could not have them removed because there was too much debris blocking one heart chamber. ... (Stewart, 1998:13-15 Silicone Spills: Breast Implants on Trail).
There are many reasons why women decide to get breast implants. ... Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy helps to restore a womens sense of femininity. However, the attention given to breast implants and their relative safety is a sham perpetuated by the billion dollar companies that manufacture these lethal bags and the plastic surgeons that put them in. If the truth about these implants were to be known it would be revealed as one of the greatest crimes against women in the 20th century.
The number of breast augmentation procedures more than tripled from 1992-1998, according to a study by The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. In 1992, 32,607 women had breast augmentation, jumping to 132,378 in 1998. 60% of women who had breast augmentation in 1998 were between the ages of 19 and 34. ... In 1998, breast implants alone were used in 21% of breast reconstruction procedures.
Breast reconstruction can be a multi-step process in which tissue grafts are used to reform a breast, combined with tissue expanders, and finally the placement of implants. ...
There are two types of breast implants. Saline filled and Silicone filled implants. ... in 1984 the use was primarily in breast reconstructive patients to gradually expand the severe trauma to the tissues.
Approximate Word count = 1903
Approximate Pages = 7.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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