Injectable Gel Breast Rated Not Safe

The practitioners of plastic surgery in the United Kingdomwelcomed the decision to stop breast injection procedure using gelmacrolane. The practice of injecting the gel macrolane to improvebreast shape is known as the "lunchtime boob jobs" was originallydiscontinued in the UK will begin this week.

The decision was taken after considering the results of a poll conducted by the Association of Plastic Surgeons UK (BritishAssociation of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons / BAAPS). As many as 25 percent of BAAPS member states agree that the use ofinjectable macrolane may pose a risk of complications in patients.

The experts also warn that the gel can interfere macrolanescreening or breast cancer screening despite macrolanemanufacturer Q-Med says it is still being debated. Products of the Supervisory Board of Health and Medicine UK (MHRA) said,injecting macrolane can mess up the reading of the mammogram, so make diagona be difficult to enforce.

Macrolane initially injecting the breast using a favorite, and manyoffered the surgeons because it is considered safe, easy, dabminimal invasive than surgery or breast implants planting.

BAAPS data show that in 2009, more than 1,000 women in Britainopt macrolane injections to enlarge their breasts. BAAPS presidentFazel Fatahthat confirmed, it mengkhawatikan use of the injectabledue to the increasing reports of cases of breast capsularcontracture (hardening of breast tissue around the implant) and theformation of a bump due to the use macrolane.

Earlier this year, repair procedures of the breasts also had a heated debate. Silicone implants that produced a French company calledPoly Implant Prothese (PIP) a lot of the spotlight because it was feared damage and trigger breast cancer among women.Thousands of women undergo surgical removal of the implants for fear of getting cancer.