Breast implants linked to abnormal level of suicide - NEVER ;)

[TheDaVinciCod]

you ean these women arent sensible?
arf


"WOMEN who have breast implants appear to have a higher than usual risk of suicide, according to research.
Evidence from the United States and Canada suggests that up to three times as many women who have had the cosemetic procedure kill themselves than those who have not, New Scientist magazine reports today.



The link has emerged from studies that were intended to assess whether breast implants had any effect on cancers and autoimmune diseases. No association was found but the studies, of 37,000 women, did find that an abnormal proportion of those who had enhanced their breasts by surgery subsequently killed themselves.

Joseph McLaughlin, of the International Epidemiology Centre in Rockville, Maryland, said: ?The only consistent finding from all the studies has been the unexpected one of suicide.?

Many scientists think it likely that women who have breast surgery may have psychiatric problems that predispose them to suicide. In another study, led by David Sarwer, of the Centre of Human Appearance and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 18 per cent of patients having cosmetic surgery were found to be taking drugs to treat psychiatric conditions, compared with 5 per cent of those having other operations.

It is also possible that women whose surgery had a poor outcome commit suicide; more recent patients, who have newer implants, may not have the same reaction."



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[2Babies0Bumps]

i'm nuts then.
and i will sue the nhs for my implants.

[TheDaVinciCod]

you had em on the nhs
for cosmetic reasons? or medical?

[2Babies0Bumps]

medical of course!
one boob was a aacup the other a d!

[TheDaVinciCod]

oh very fair enough!

[lulumama]

possibly if a breast op is wanted for purely cosmetic reasons...i can;t see it being linked to suicide

but if it impacts on a woman psychologically and is the first in a whole array of surgical procedures undertaken to make her 'feel' rather than 'look' better.... i can understand it a little..

if a woman is wholly dissatisfied with her appearance and herself as a whole, no amount of surgery will 'fix' her psychological issues...

how very thought provoking..