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...news about the dangers of silicone implants may have struck terror into the hearts of thousands of women, but for many trial lawyers it represents a bonanza. More than 1,000 implant-related lawsuits have already been filed by women who claim they were disfigured or debilitated by the devices. And the revelation that manufacturers may have knowingly buried facts about the dangers is causing the numbers to skyrocket. Some attorneys have even set up toll-free numbers to handle -- and encourage -- the surge...
...most aggressive of them advertise in newspapers, on billboards and even on TV with come-ons such as "Has your breast-implant surgery gone wrong? We can help." Doctors find this alarming. "They're scaring the hell out of the women who have had these things put in," complains Dr. Mark Gorney, medical director of the Doctors' Co., a large malpractice insurer. "Any woman with an implant who has a twinge in her shoulder says, 'Oh, my God, I'm going to die.' " Many attorneys also worry about the appearance of a feeding frenzy...
...fact 80 percent of the implant operations were performed on healthy women for purely cosmetic reasons. Now many of these women are suffering life-threatening illnesses because of the dangers of the implants. Furthermore, much of this could have been averted if the Dow Corporation had not covered up the problems with their supposedly safe product...
...suspect gel has been linked to cancer in laboratory rats, according to a 1988 report. One type of implant, which has a polyurethane coating designed to prevent scar-tissue formation, poses a special danger, and was withdrawn from the market last April. The marshmallow-like foam coating has been shown to break down into a chemical called TDA (2-toluene diamine), which is known to cause cancer in animals...
Women might be best advised to make do with what they have or wait until more choices are available. One implant being tested is filled with peanut oil, which, unlike silicone, does not interfere with mammograms. With a multimillion-dollar industry at stake, manufacturers are under the gun to offer alternatives...