by Terrye Tebbetts

Question~

Hi Terrye,

I had silicone implants in 1991, right before all the controversy, then in 2001 I had them removed for saline.  I had a very bad case of CC.  Then, one broke about 6 months ago (dont know how) so I had them recently replaced for the new silicone cohesive gel breast implants.  Sadly, I had CC with all of them. My doctor has me doing 4 untrasounds and taking Singular which has a whole host of side effects.  I have been researching these “fixes” if you will.  The spreadsheet is the different implant datataken from the FDA’s website or any that might be helpful.

Answer ~

I don’t think implant selection data will help you now.  If you had been my patient, I would have warned you that once you develop a capsule, you are 50% more likely to develop another one and that it is only reasonable to reoperate one time.  If you develop another one, take them out.  You are caught in a vicious cycle that won’t change with another operation or sonograms or Singular or anything else.

I wrote a blog piece on this a while back called the Mystery and Misery of CC…..

http://thebestbreast2.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/the-mystery-and-misery-of-cc-how-can-we-avoid-it/ maybe reading this will help you understand.

I am really sorry – but hearing your story would make me say, you are probably better off without implants.

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