Suspected carcinogens increase breast pocket

The latest information regarding breast lift bags of its poor quality Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) to make bombshell.
3.2010 Last month, as reported Youth, Security Agency French health products (Afssaps) decision to withdraw the bag of PIP breast implants because infiltration rates cracked twice with other products. More than 18 months later, the problem becomes when the only time in recent months has recorded at least 3 cases of transplant patients who had breast cancer PIP bag.
Silicon Industry
At the same time the product is recovered, the company is declared bankrupt PIP. Earlier, in the most favorable period, former head of French company and ranked 3rd in the world of silicon breast lift bags. Afssaps investigation after receiving reports of PIP largely impermeable bags cracking after 5 years, while average life expectancy of this product is 10 years. According to Le Monde, each patient when the bag surgeon PIP breast implants, the silicone to escape detection, lumpy and spread to the bone ribs.

 
Inspection results show that silicon used in the PIP bag is used for cosmetic surgery 20-30 years ago and now only used in industry. The solidification of this type of silicon increases the ability corrosion coating, causing cracking phenomenon permeability. According to Le Figaro, silicon bag PIP is being processed manually in small establishments, less than 10 times higher than the standard type.
Dr. Nguyen Thanh Van (Director Thanh Van Cosmetic Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City) said: "There was a long walk, breast lift bag product brands PIP also touted in Vietnam, but so far, almost plastic surgeon's regular breast pocket is not used. It will not be entered via the official. If so that's kind of portable floating alone. " TS-BS Do Quang Hung (Deputy Head of Department Create an aesthetic, Cho Ray Hospital) also said: "For years, plastic surgeons in the country without formal breast lift bags PIP. I have heard of this type, about 7-8 years ago. "
Dr. Nguyen Thanh Van recommendations, if professional agencies in France have reported breast lift bags, these PIP sisters in the country who put their bags to local needs, hospital for examination.
Within 10 years, the company has sold about 300,000 bags breast augmentation. Among them, 30,000 are consumed product in France, the rest is exported mainly to European markets - the United States.
Disability carrying cash
At the time of withdrawal, according to a press release of Afssaps, silicon in the bag leak can cause irritation, leading to inflammation, affecting both health and aesthetics. Tens of thousands of implanted women miss this product in France always feel nervous, do not know when the "bomb" will blow out. The situation becomes even more murky when within a month, there were 3 cases of patients with cancer PIP bags shall be notified to Afssaps. Thus, since January 3.2010, a total of 4 women use this product to detect cancer, including two deaths.
Notably, Ms. Edwige Ligoneche cases, 53, died on 21:11 as a form of lymphatic cancer extremely rare (ALCL). Certified by the treating physician determine tumor location appears in contact with the bag PIP.
According to new reports of Administration U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the incidence of ALCL in this country is 1/500.000 women, the rate appearing in more and more rare chest. However, FDA has recorded 60 cases of female patients transplanted breast lift bags (of various vendors) in the world of cancer as ALCL.
FDA identified in the report: "There may be an association between ALCL with rare cancers of the breast lift bag use (in general), especially when there are cases of tumors located near the transplant appeared" . Both the FDA and Afssaps are still early to assess "guilty" carcinogenic to the breast lift bags and should have much more detailed study.
Particularly with the bag PIP Afssaps recommends the user should have an ultrasound and check every 6 months. The carrier bag PIP Protection has asked the French Ministry of Health allows health insurance to pay all charges for surgical removal "time bomb" is. To date, the court has received more than 2,000 French companies PIP claim. Ligoneche her own relatives, said the company will sue for acts of "unintentionally causing death."