With cosmetic enhancements becoming the norm rather than the exception, it is discombobulating to discover that many of these procedures are a disaster for our health in the long run.
The problem is that breast implants, botox injections, restylane etc. are performed these days at a very young age, and they are filled with harmful chemicals and neurotoxic substances.
Many kids in highschool think, it is just as acceptable to get a boob job as it is to ask for a car for their birthday. And then there are those of us, who paid for our own car back in the day. Yeah I still can't believe no-one wrapped a Maserati under the Christmas tree, but hey rough life buttercup.
Anyway, we are only now starting to see the tip of the iceberg of how these procedures play out after a decade - and the news is not good. It is very, very bad.
An alarm has rung as we have seen a sharp nearly 60% increase in breast cancer related to breast implants over the last year.
Silicone is not static and it does leak in time. Silicone is carcinogenic and unfortunately quite a few of the victims of breast cancer due to implants, have been previous breast cancer patients who had their breast removed only to have it filled with a carcinogenic substance. It is quite frankly unbelievably that no one has logically thought "hey, maybe injecting chemicals into a cancer vulnerable site might not be the best idea". But yeah, that happened.
So let's look at what it is inside a silicone implant that is toxic to the human body:
Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Cyclobexanone, Isopropyl Alcohol, Denatured Alcohol, Acetone, Urethane, Poly Vinyl Chloride, Lacquer Thinner, Ethyl Acetate, Epoxy Resin, Epoxy Hardener, Amine, Printing Ink, Toluene, Freon, Silica, Flux, Solder, Chlorplantinic Acid, Metal Cleaning Acid, Formaldehyde, Talcum Powder, Chlorplatinic Acid, Metal Cleaning Acid, Formaldehyde, Talcum Powder, Color Pigment Printers Ink, Oakite, Cyanoacyrylates, Ethylene Oxide, Carob Black, Xylene, Hexone, Benzene, Hexanone, Thixon-OSN-2, Rubber, Acid Stearic, Zinc Oxide, Naptha, Phenol, Methylene Chloride, Platinum Salts, Platinum
The majority of these are things I test for here.
And let's just end this with summing up all the studies that have been done showing toxic effects of silicone implants:
Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8277548
Immune functional impairment in patients with clinical abnormalities and silicone breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7570622
Suppressed natural killer cell activity in patients with silicone breast implants: reversal upon explantation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7855864
Silicone-induced modulation of natural killer cell activity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8565558
An association of silicone-gel breast implant rupture and fibromyalgia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12126580
Antibody to silicone and native macromolecules in women with silicone breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7533175
Cellular immune reactivities in women with silicone breast implants: a preliminary investigation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9291420
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a systematic review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25490539
Silicone breast implant rupture presenting as bilateral leg nodules: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19438562
Intrapulmonary and cutaneous siliconomas after silent silicone breast implant failure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624416
Silicon granuloma mimicking lung cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22814981
Neck lymphadenitis due to silicone granuloma: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23499209
Silicone Toxicology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7801134
Locoregional silicone spread after high cohesive gel silicone implant rupture: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16876092
Silicon granulomas and dermatomyositis like changes associated with chronic eyelid edema: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9612809
Demonstration of silicon in the sites of connective-tissue disease in patients with silicone gel breast implant: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8420493
Systemic sclerosis after augmentation with silicone breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2669593
Human adjuvant disease following augmentation mammoplasty: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3415282
Increase urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children breast fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for macrophage activation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8782144
Espophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mother with silicone breast implants. Long term followup and response to treatment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8769286
Silicone gel breast implant rupture, extracapsular silicone, and health status: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11361228
Microscopic Polyangiitis following silicone exposure from breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25386372
Left unilateral breast autoinflation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18421497
The semi-permeability of silicone: a saline-filled breast implant with Aspergillus flavus (fungus): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16996440
Paecilomyces variotii contamination in the lumen of a saline filled breast implant: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7480245
Microbial growth inside saline filled breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9207676
Detection of subclinical infection in significant breast implant capsules: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12655204
Infections in breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15680779
Vertical Transmission of Babesiosis Microti: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3414010/
Current management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis and Ehrlichia ewingii ehrlichiosis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739015/
Importance of histological analysis of seroma fluid to check for ALCL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23288102
Promotion of variant human mammary epithelial cell outgrowth by ionizing radiation: an agent-based model supported by in vitro studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20146798
Implant infection after augmentation mammaplasty: a review of the literature and report of a multidrug-resistant Candida albicans infection: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21717259
Stimulation of T lymphocytes by silica after use of silicone mammary implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7896014
Severe Asia Syndrome associated with lymph node, thoracic and pulmonary penetration by silicone: http://m.lup.sagepub.com/content/24/4-5/463.abstract
Rupture and intrapleural migration of Cohesive Silicone Gel Implant: https://asaps.confex.com/asaps/2011/webprogram/Paper4950.html
Lipogranulomatosis and hypersplenism induced by ruptured silicone breast implants: http://m.bloodjournal.org/content/122/14/2302
The spectrum of ASIA: ‘Autoimmune (Auto-inflammatory) Syndrome induced by Adjuvants: http://m.lup.sagepub.com/content/21/2/118.full
Intrapulmonary and cutaneous siliconomas after silent silicone breast implant failure: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624416
Silicone breast implant rupture presenting as bilateral leg nodules: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19438562
Microbial Growth Inside Saline Implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9207676
Endocrine activity of persistent organic pollutants accumulated in human silicone implants–Dosing in vitro assays by partitioning from silicone: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/26264162/?i=1&from=silicone%20breast%20toxicity
Residual silicone detection using mri following previous breast implant removal: Case reports: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00451663
Complications related to retained breast implant capsules: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7824616
TILT – Toxicity Syndrome Introduced by Metals and Chemicals including Breast Implants: http://drclaudiamiller.com/category/research/
Silicone breast implants and autoimmunity: causation, association, or myth: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7654628
Adjuvant Breast Disease: An Evaluation of 100 Symptomatic Women with Breast Implants Or Silicone Injections and a picture of silicone in breast milk ducts from a ruptured silicone breast implant: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kjm1952/43/2/43_2_79/_article
Anti-collagen autoantibodies are found in women with silicone breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8397717
Silicone Review: http://alt.support.breast-implant.narkive.com/aE4ccK7e/http-www-silicone-review-gov-uk
Silicone breast implant associated musculoskeletal manifestations: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8608686
Silicone breast prosthesis and rheumatoid arthritis: a new systemic disease: siliconosis. A case report and critical review of the literature: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9676177
Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a case report and reconstructive option: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23751975
Radiological trap and oncological precautions in a patient who has undergone a permanent withdrawal of PIP breast implants: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26232069
Late massive breast implant seroma in postpartum: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22119792
Late seroma during pregnancy, a rare complication in prosthetic breast augmentation a case report: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22119792
Talc deposition in skin and tissues surrounding silicone gel-containing prosthetic devices: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8285739
Silicone breast implants, autoimmunity and the gut: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036413/
Silicone breast implant-induced lymphadenopathy: 18 Cases: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755001711000029
Is explantation of silicone breast implants useful in patients with complaints: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12026-016-8813-y#Tab1
Seroma in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27018665
Severe manifestation of autoimmune syndrome induced by adjuvants (Shoenfeld’s Syndrome): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27412294
Hypercalcemia as a consequence of modern cosmetic treatment with liquid silicone: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560594
Other references used in this blog:
https://www.breastimplantillness.com/heavy-metals/