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Article: Silicone breast implants: serious problems are virtually guaranteed.
- Article from:
- HealthFacts
- Article date:
- December 1, 1989
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SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS: SERIOUS PROBLEMS ARE VIRTUALLY GUARANTEED
"When we started out, our intent was to cover all plastic surgery, but the response was so overwhelming that we had to confine ourselves to breast implants," said Kathleen Anneken referring to the Command Trust Network, a mutual-aid grassroots organization and information clearinghouse she co-founded early this year. The Command Trust quickly discovered that "for thousands of people, simple and successful plastic surgical solutions are being promised but not delivered by the medical community and by medical device manufacturers."
Silicone breast implants became the organization's focus ...