ARE YOUR breast implants POISONING YOU?

After their arrival on the cosmetic-surgery market in the 1960s, silicone and saline breast implants quickly became the most popular plastic-surgery procedure for women. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is still the number one surgical procedure for women. It ranks above liposuction, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery and the tummy tuck.

The problem, explains Dr Diana Zuckerman, PhD and president of the National Center for Health Research in the United States, is that surgeons who administer breast implants often minimise the risks associated with the procedure. Consequently, most women don’t realise that a few years after the procedure, they may need to have their implants removed. Additionally, they are unaware