steimle@zeus.unl.edu (09/24/89)
I'm not really sure that these are the appropriate newsgroups to post this in, but they seemed more so than any other. Anyway, a close friend of mine is considering getting implants and cosmetic surgery, and I'd like to know of any complications, regrets, health problems, etc. that are associated with it. It seems that she is trying to solve a sexuality problem in an extreme way... Thanks to all that reply. Scott.
jay@cso.UUCP (Jay D'Lugin) (09/26/89)
In article <3499.251b8a3e@zeus.unl.edu> steimle@zeus.unl.edu writes: > Anyway, a close friend >of mine is considering getting implants and cosmetic surgery, and I'd like >to know of any complications, regrets, health problems, etc. that are >associated with it. It seems that she is trying to solve a sexuality >problem in an extreme way... As a radiologist-to-be, I'm especially concerned about early breast cancer detection with mammography. Most breast implants reduce the sensitivity of a screening mammogram pretty significantly. The rather dense material used (usu. silicone) obscures subtle fibrocycstic changes and micro- calcifications, which can be early warnings of breast cancer. Manufacturers of implants are working on more radiolucent materials, but I'm not sure if they have been approved for general use yet. -- Jay D'Lugin jay@cso.UUCP or {pacbell|mcnc}!gladys!rbdc!cso!jay or jay@fozzie.wustl.edu The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University "J'en ai marre."