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In "Medicine Tonight" in 1992 the FDA bannedsilicone gel breast implants for all, but a...

In "Medicine Tonight" in 1992 the FDA banned
silicone gel breast implants for all, but a limited number of
women, not because of known risks, but because of possible risks

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- In "Medicine Tonight"
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in 1992 the FDA banned silicone gel breast implants
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for all, but a limited number of women,
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not because of known risks,
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but because of possible risks.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:28
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
World of Wonder,MTV Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Breast Implant sickness. She has her 30 year old implants removed. No bra needed now.
Now four years later, many are asking, was it real, - Explant 00:06
Now four years later, many are asking, was it real,
- [Reporter] Recent studies say there's no link - Explant 00:14
- [Reporter] Recent studies say there's no link
- I look at it as the hoax of the century. - Explant 00:04
- I look at it as the hoax of the century.
- What happened was Dow Corning had to do something. - Explant 00:05
- What happened was Dow Corning had to do something.
Number one, they had the most popular breast implants - Explant 00:05
Number one, they had the most popular breast implants
Number two, they make pretty much all the silicone - Explant 00:06
Number two, they make pretty much all the silicone
Number three, they were sued, - Explant 00:07
Number three, they were sued,
So Dow Corning took some money from its marketing budget, - Explant 00:18
So Dow Corning took some money from its marketing budget,
- [Reporter] Some believed the Harvard, - Explant 00:14
- [Reporter] Some believed the Harvard,
And that they focused on the wrong thing. - Explant 00:05
And that they focused on the wrong thing.
- You have the ability to take a little bit of information, - Explant 00:10
- You have the ability to take a little bit of information,
When it, number one, can't possibly answer those questions. - Explant 00:06
When it, number one, can't possibly answer those questi...
And number two, was never designed to answer the questions - Explant 00:14
And number two, was never designed to answer the questions
- At the end of the day, - Explant 00:05
- At the end of the day,
I mean, I think we can never discount individual experiences - Explant 00:12
I mean, I think we can never discount individual experiences
No, but certainly I think that should raise flags and say, - Explant 00:09
No, but certainly I think that should raise flags and say,
- At some point, what was happening is the plastic surgeons - Explant 00:12
- At some point, what was happening is the plastic surgeons
And a lot of those dozens of studies were published - Explant 00:12
And a lot of those dozens of studies were published
- The multiple randomized prospective studies - Explant 00:10
- The multiple randomized prospective studies
- The scientific studies have failed to demonstrate - Explant 00:08
- The scientific studies have failed to demonstrate