23 September 2013
Welcome | Breast Implant Information
Welcome | Breast Implant Information
Your Guide to Breast Implants and Breast Health
This web site is your best guide to find out about breast implants. Unlike most breast implant web sites, we are not selling you anything, and the information on our web site is not paid for by plastic surgeons or breast implant makers. That’s why you know that we provide the most accurate information available, so that you can make the choices that are best for you.
Whether you are considering breast augmentation or thinking about breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, we will guide you through the decision making process, explain what you can expect after the surgery, and help with any questions that arise. If you already have breast implants and are experiencing any problems, we can help with that too.
This web site is a project of the National Research Center for Women & Families, which provides free information that can help you and your family. Think of us as a voice you can trust that provides information you can use to help you be healthy and happy.
Read our reaction to Angelina Jolie’s announcement about her decision to undergo breast surgery.
Your Guide to Breast Implants and Breast Health
This web site is your best guide to find out about breast implants. Unlike most breast implant web sites, we are not selling you anything, and the information on our web site is not paid for by plastic surgeons or breast implant makers. That’s why you know that we provide the most accurate information available, so that you can make the choices that are best for you.
Whether you are considering breast augmentation or thinking about breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, we will guide you through the decision making process, explain what you can expect after the surgery, and help with any questions that arise. If you already have breast implants and are experiencing any problems, we can help with that too.
This web site is a project of the National Research Center for Women & Families, which provides free information that can help you and your family. Think of us as a voice you can trust that provides information you can use to help you be healthy and happy.
Read our reaction to Angelina Jolie’s announcement about her decision to undergo breast surgery.
48 reasons not to get a boob job. -
48 reasons not to get a boob job. -
1) According to the National Institute of Medicine, 25 to 40 percent of people who get breast implants end up needing another operation to correct something wrong with the first one. (The rate varied in particular studies, depending on things like how long women were monitored, the typical time being five years.)
2) A study by a maker of saline breast implants, Mentor, found that 27 percent of implants put into breast cancer patients had to be taken back out again within three years, due to side effects. Another 13 percent had to have lesser corrective surgeries. The competing manufacturer McGhan/Inamed/Allergan has similar numbers. Even for healthy patients, both were forced to admit that "most women experienced at least one complication over the three year period".
3) In general, breast cancer patients have complications with implants far more often than healthy people do. Many of the complications are about three times as likely for mastectomy reconstruction patients as for cosmetic augmentation patients. We regard this as socially the most acceptable and necessary time for implants to be used, but medically it is the most risky and unjustifiable time to use them. If you don't have a healthy body at the start when you're getting the implants, the odds of keeping healthy with them in place plummet.
4) Up to 9 percent of saline implants end up deflating within just three years, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA also found that complications become more and more common for each year implants spend in the body.
48 reasons not to get a boob job. -
48 reasons not to get a boob job. -
1) According to the National Institute of Medicine, 25 to 40 percent of people who get breast implants end up needing another operation to correct something wrong with the first one. (The rate varied in particular studies, depending on things like how long women were monitored, the typical time being five years.)
2) A study by a maker of saline breast implants, Mentor, found that 27 percent of implants put into breast cancer patients had to be taken back out again within three years, due to side effects. Another 13 percent had to have lesser corrective surgeries. The competing manufacturer McGhan/Inamed/Allergan has similar numbers. Even for healthy patients, both were forced to admit that "most women experienced at least one complication over the three year period".
3) In general, breast cancer patients have complications with implants far more often than healthy people do. Many of the complications are about three times as likely for mastectomy reconstruction patients as for cosmetic augmentation patients. We regard this as socially the most acceptable and necessary time for implants to be used, but medically it is the most risky and unjustifiable time to use them. If you don't have a healthy body at the start when you're getting the implants, the odds of keeping healthy with them in place plummet.
4) Up to 9 percent of saline implants end up deflating within just three years, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA also found that complications become more and more common for each year implants spend in the body.
22 September 2013
What is advocacy? - SEAP
What is advocacy? - SEAP
Our advocacy services are free, independent and confidential.
We provide independent advocacy services to help resolve issues or concerns you may have about your health and well-being or your health and social care services. Our aim is to ensure that:
- You are in control of decisions which are made about you.
- Your experiences, views, wishes and feelings are heard.
- You can contribute to improving the health and care services you use.
21 September 2013
EXCEPTIONAL Aesthetic REFERRALS
We have been making requests for help from clinics/plastic surgeons today especially for women with no breast tissue or asymmetry and who have no clinic to turn to for help and cannot face removal-only surgery.
We have been advised there are EXCEPTIONAL Aesthetic REFERRALS on the NHS for R&R which can be offered to private patients in these specific circumstances:
For women: • with a complete absence of breast tissue unilaterally or bilaterally;
OR • with of a significant degree of asymmetry of breast shape of two or more cup sizes
If either or both apply to you then;
1. Check with your local NHS trust ask for details of these referrals in your area.
2. Then arrange a choose & book specialist consultation.(Remember to do your homework on your choice of hospital and surgeon)
3. During the consultation ask for an EXCEPTIONAL AESTHETIC REFERRAL for R&R to your local NHS Trust giving one of the two reasons for it. (see above)
** REMEMBER to ask for AN “EXCEPTIONAL AESTHETIC REFERRAL**
It is definitely worth a try ! PIP FREE is where we all wanna be ! xx
It means if you get an Exceptional Aesthetic Referral approved you get free NHS R&R!! Google search your local NHS trust and give them a call. Ask them who offers this service in your area and then see your gp for a referral under the choose and book scheme ask for a Exceptional Aesthetic Referral to your NHS Trust.
OR
Ask for a specialist consultation for PIP removal and discuss with your consultant. Doctors request this help on your behalf from the NHS Trust in your area
Yes any doctor can make an exceptional referral to the NHS TRust on your behalf - a breast consultant is usually your best bet - but a good GP or psychologist can do it..
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What is the definition of exceptional clinical circumstances?
“Exceptionality means that the patient is significantly different to the general population of patients with the condition in question, and is likely to gain significantly more benefit from the intervention than might normally be expected for patients with that condition…”
" Are PIP victims significantly different to the general population?We think so! "
What if I have a patient whose needs are exceptional?“Exceptionality means that the patient is significantly different to the general population of patients with the condition in question, and is likely to gain significantly more benefit from the intervention than might normally be expected for patients with that condition…”
" Are PIP victims significantly different to the general population?We think so! "
“We welcome Individual Funding Requests- either for patients who are clearly different from the group of patients covered by the policy- or for those with very unusual conditions or clinical presentations. Please: • check the policies (see list below), • use the referral forms and guidance that are available on the PCT’s website to indicate how your patient is exceptional.
"We believe PIP victims should have the same rights to access these NHS treatments as any other woman "
How do I get a referral to an NHS specialist?
You are entitled to ask for a referral for specialist treatment with help from the NHS. You will need to see your GP and get your GP to refer you...Learn more
Also download this form
The Choice Framework explains when you have a legal right to choice about treatment and care in the NHS. The legal right to choice doesn't apply to all healthcare services, however, where you do not have a legal right to choice you should at least be offered some choices, depending on what’s available locally.
Download the Choice Framework and find out where you have the legal right to choice in the NHS Learn more
Breast prosthesis removal or replacement
Background: breast prosthesis may have to be removed after some complications such as leakage of silicone gel or physical intolerance or social unacceptability by the individual. It may have to be replaced after the given age of the implant is over.
Policy: Breast prosthesis removal or replacement will only be funded in accordance with the criteria specified below.
• Revision surgery will only be considered if the NHS commissioned the original surgery. If revision surgery is being carried out for implant failure, the decision to replace the implant(s) rather than simply remove them should be based upon the clinical need for replacement and whether the patient meets the criteria for augmentation at the time of revision.
• For patients who had original surgery carried out privately, removal to make safe only will be provided. Further treatment will only be commissioned in light of appropriate evidence being provided to prove that the patient meets the criteria for breast augmentation at the time of application based on their original breast size before private implants were inserted.
Mastopexy
Background: breasts begin to sag and droop with age as a natural process. Pregnancy, lactation and substantial weight loss may escalate this process. This is sometimes complicated by the presence of a prosthesis which becomes separated from the main breast tissue leading to “double bubble” appearance.
Policy: Mastopexy will only be funded in accordance with the criteria specified below.
• Whilst this is routinely part of treating breast asymmetry and reduction it is not available for purely cosmetic/aesthetic purposes, such as post-lactational ptosis (sagging breasts).
The presence of an implant does not change eligibility for mastopexy.
Revision mammoplasty
Background: the term mammoplasty refers to breast reduction or augmentation procedures. Revision mammoplasty may be indicated if desired results are not achieved or as a result of problem with implants. Policy: Revision mammoplasty will only be funded in accordance with the criteria specified below.
• Revisional surgery will only be considered if the NHS commissioned the original
surgery. If revisional surgery is being carried out for implant failure, the decision to replace the implant(s) rather than simply remove them should be based upon the clinical need for replacement and whether the patient meets the policy for augmentation at the time of revision.
13 September 2013
10 September 2013
Discover the healing power of the oceans
The natural ingredients harvested from beneath the waves - sea salts, algae and seaweed -are packed full of nourishing minerals.
Their healing qualities detoxify, feed the nervous system, relieve muscular tension, and have effective antiseptic and anti-flammatory properties.
Algae and the seaweed kelp can be taken orally as a food supplement working wonders on the brain, cleansing the blood and balancing out the hormone system.
So if you're wondering where Mother Nature hides her healing properties, look no further than the ocean. And here's how to find them, without taking a trip to the water's edge...
Dead sea salt flotation: Famous for its healing powers the Dead Sea, lying on the border between Israel and Jordan, has long attracted those seeking the benefits of bathing in its rich warm minerals. Apart from relaxation, dead sea salts are known to relieve the skin disease psoriasis, eczema and muscular tension.
How it works: If you can't make it to the Middle East, submerge yourself in a flotation pool. The high levels of magnesium, potassium, calcium, bromide, iodine, calcium and sulphate cause the upper layer of the skin to swell and absorb the valuable minerals.
Potassium, magnesium and bromide all play a role in feeding nerves and muscles, while helping to remove fluid from the cells.
Salt water bath: If the Dead Sea is out of reach, even a simple salt bath can heal and soothe the body. A strong salt solution not only has antiseptic properties, it is also an anti-inflammatory agent and helps stimulate the lymphatic drainage system.
How it works: Bathing in a warm salt solution encourages you to sweat by kick starting the body's diaphoretic - or perspiratory - system. This in turn helps flush out toxins from the body.
Run a deep warm bath. Pour about 1 kg (2lb) of Epsom salts into the water and stir well until it has all dissolved.
Run a deep warm bath. Pour about 1 kg (2lb) of Epsom salts into the water and stir well until it has all dissolved.
Massage yourself with slow gentle strokes before lying down and allowing the Epsom salts to strut their stuff.
Thalasso treatments: Favoured by the ancient Egyptian priests and Romans as a source of health and eternal youth, thalasso or seaweed treatment is a relaxing way to detox.
How it works: Rich in amino acids and minerals, seaweed nourishes skin tissue, encourages blood circulation and stimulates cell function.
With over 70 minerals and vitamins from the sea, fresh seaweed applied to the entire body deeply cleanses, exfoliates, nourishes and draws impurities from the skin.
There are many different kinds of treatments on offer. The most popular is the Thalasso wrap where you are pasted with a warm application of seaweed.
The heat, minerals and vitamins from the seaweed extracts any toxins from the body and helps refine the skin.
Algae wrap: Rich in minerals and vitamins, algae is a good detoxification treatment which stimulates the lymphatic drainage system.
How it works: You are covered from head to toe in warm algae. The skin absorbs the vitamins and minerals through the skin helping to draw impurities from the body.
An algae wrap is usually accompanied by a skin brush exfoliating the skin and getting rid of dead skin.
Sea mineral supplements: Trendy among alternative circles, seaweed kelp and algae like spirulina are becoming increasingly popular food supplements.
Kelp: High in iodine, kelp is used to treat thyroid problems by stimulating the secretions of hormones and balancing out the endocrine system. Also used to reduce cholesterol levels, because it binds large molecules together which can create digestive problems.
Spirulina: Boosts physical energy, cleanses the blood and helps with stress. High in B vitamins, the body recognises spirulina as a protein making it a building block for fuel. Good as a daily supplement for vegetarians.
Blue/green algae: Good brain food because it helps to improve mental clarity and focus. High in B vitamins it boosts cell growth needed to feed the central nervous system.
Contacts: The General Council and Registered Naturopaths, 01458 840072; Apotheke 20-20 (for dead sea treatments), 020-8 995 2293; The Health Supplements Information Service, 020-7370 2233, www.hsis.org and Natural Remedies, 020-7607 1936.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-18851/Discover-healing-power-oceans.html#ixzz2cv7XshsL
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09 September 2013
Nagor Global
Nagor Global
Nagor is the UK’s only manufacturer of breast implants. We’ve spent 30+ years perfecting products that empower
women and ensure you feel more you.
Nagor is the UK’s only manufacturer of breast implants. We’ve spent 30+ years perfecting products that empower
women and ensure you feel more you.
02 September 2013
Experts writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine disagree with the conclusion that PIP breast implants do not show any evidence of significant risk to human health. This was the decision reported in June 2012 by the panel appointed to investigate the PIP breast implant scandal chaired by NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh. Disputing this the authors point to evidence showing that the PIP implants were found to contain a higher proportion of a group of small-sized molecules than the norm, including one referred to as D4 which has been identified as an endocrine disrupting chemical(EDC). In low doses, EDCs are known to cause damage to a developing foetus.
Co-author Andre Menache, director of consumer protection organisation Antidote Europe, says: “Considering these known risks and the fact that most women receiving breast implants were of reproductive age, we would expect the MHRA and the Department of Health to fulfil its duty of care and thoroughly investigate these risks as well as provide full information to patients.” more info;
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