Man, this is scary, heavy metal tits!

[water_childe]

Silicon breast implants seem to cause high concentrations of platinum in women's bodies, and also in children they've breast fed"Women who had implants the longest recorded the highest platinum concentrations. The heavy metal was also found in bone marrow, where blood cells are made

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[coraline]

...my impression was that they really weren't doing silicone at all anymore -- all modern breast implants are saline.

[water_childe]

This was my thought as well. Maybe I'm just focusing too much on the fact that they used the word 'most' and not all.

[blackcelebrator]

With the rash of silicone implant surgeries that were going on for a while there, does this potentially mean that platinum will no longer be considered a rare metal? Ideally, I think that implant material should be natural, i.e. if liposuction is also performed, that the fat cells would be used in enhancing the bust; but nooo, we have to do things the risky way because bigger is better in America and who cares how we accomplish that?

[water_childe]

we have to do things the risky way because bigger is better in America and who cares how we accomplish that?

I'd be curious to know if plastic surgery in other industrialed nations is on par with those standards.

That's bizarre

[madbodger]

Platinum is an element, and not a normal constituent of silicone. However, it is
also a catalyst (hence its biological effects), and if the process that creates
silicone employs platinum, there could be residues.

In any case, I agree wholeheartedly with your position on (most) elective cosmetic
surgery. I'm too timid to get lasic, myself.