Considering the many concerns surrounding the end of virtually any restrictions on silicone-gel breast implants Japanese scientists may have uncovered a safer option using stem cells. This technique could sidestep any incidents involving leaking or ruptures.

Some of the sickest women I have seen were suffering from a silicone-implant-induced immune dysfunction. Breast implants clearly are fraught with potentially dangerous complications that have been minimized by the media.

Silicone that leaks from implants forms an autoimmune chemical complex that can have very significant and devastating consequences on the immune system. If you think that your implant won't rupture -- think again. An FDA study has shown that nearly 70 percent of silicone breast implants rupture, and other studies show a 90 percent chance of rupture within 20 years.

Once again, it's certainly worth a reminder that any consideration about breast implants is a likely sign of a deeper problem, namely a poor self-image that can be addressed very safely and effectively with a tool like the Emotional Freedom Technique.

That said, MANY women will seek out implants anyway, no matter what experts may say about the possible dangers. If a women considers breast implants at all, this treatment -- perhaps five years away from becoming a reality -- appears to be a FAR safer option, as there simply isn't any reason to ever consider silicone implants.

On Vital Votes, Russ Bianchi from Soquel, California says:

"It is always very interesting to find about new and safer options on Mercola.com, that may be coming to the market place.

"I personally find augmentation of any body part, smaller, or larger, colored, or whatever, really only something to do as a last resort; whether for breasts, facial disfigurement, fat removal, male sexual organ enlargement, etc., or for reconstructive surgery after a horrific accident of some sort, impairing any person's physical, and therefore mental, well being.

"For me, the idea of putting foreign and chemically created substances (silicone, drugs, etc.) into the body (yes, even steel screws, braces/plates, and pins to set broken bones or hip replacements, or artificial teeth, or fake eye balls, or defibulators for cardio regulation) should always be a means of last resort to preserve life, and then much further down the rung of priorities, vanity or cosmetic issues.

"I KNOW, the market place says I'm wrong, with demand continuing to spiral in the billions of dollars per year, in harmful things like Botox, but I continue to wonder how silly we must look to whatever Creator there may be, with such behavior?  Or maybe I'm flat out wrong and everyone else is correct."

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