Word: breast
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...picture of the backlash has more to do with the messages that permeate everyday life, through television and movies, through fashions and advertising. Naomi Wolf's book The Beauty Myth got readers talking about why women starve themselves, have breast implants, apply acid to their face to peel off the wrinkles, and why fashion magazines came to favor photo spreads of women wearing dog collars and chains and penciled-on bruises. It is on issues of symbol and representation that Faludi and the newly bred backlash theorists have the most fun and start the liveliest arguments over who really represented...
...debate. The panel declared that allegations of safety risks are inconclusive at best and recommended that the implants remain on the market. However, because so much uncertainty remains, the experts urged doctors to use the devices only for reconstruction after surgery; tight restrictions were placed on using them for breast augmentation. That would exclude up to 80% of women who have historically received the implants. The recommendations are subject to approval by FDA Commissioner David Kessler, who typically follows the advice of his expert panels...
...experts also found that the silicone sacs could rupture 5% to 10% of the time -- far more frequently than Dow Corning had previously conceded. "You can buy a tire with a 40,000-mile guarantee," remarked a panel member, "but no one really knows the useful life of a breast implant...
...women whose need was less pressing. The experts also noted that women who get the implants for cosmetic reasons tend to be younger than other patients, and therefore more susceptible to problems that may arise over a longer period of time. A few women will be permitted silicone for breast enhancement, but only if they agree to take part in strictly monitored safety trials...
HEALTH A vote against cosmetic breast implants...