Many complaints have been lodged so far against the defective breast implant devices. Before 1960, there was no specific law to prevent the manufacturing of the substandard breast implant appliances. Therefore, people had to purchase the cheap and low quality appliances for breast implantation.
Later FDA ordered the manufacturing company of silicone breast implant devices to send some samples to its department for clinical trial. The devices are loaded with silicone gel and these are not well fitted with the female breasts. After research and test, the FDA officials have told the company to do much more experiment on these appliances as FDA was not satisfied with the quality of the products. Silicone is not good for health reason. Exposure to the silicone can cause silicosis and other infected diseases. However, in 1992, eventually, the higher authority of FDA took the final decision to pull the silicon gel based breast implant appliances from the market. After that the saline filled breast implant devices have come into the market. However, there is still confusion on the part of the government and FDA whether this device will fulfill their requirements to pass the quality control process. The filmy outer coverage of silicone over the saline filled breast implants will not be durable. After much investigation, the experts have come to conclusion that this device is also full of side effects. Fibromyalgia occurs due to the defective saline filled breast implants. Therefore females are not much secured and protected by wearing this breast implant. There are a number of reasons for which a silicone gel implant or saline implant shell can face the leakage like due to overflowing with saline liquid. Herein lies another big problem with the breast implant. the healing process will slow because of the contraction of the implant device inside the breast. The implant will be tight and rigid and the healing process will be obstructed.
There are other side effects like Capsular contracture, rupture in the boobs. Females will also suffer from Granulomas which are tiny lumps of flesh caused due to inflammation. Furthermore, women will feel difficulty to feed kids. All these problems will be faced by women if they use these breast implants. However, under any circumstance, women can take the legal support from the lawyers. Even she can claim the compensation due to purchase the defective breast implant devices which have damaged her body. In this connection, she can come into contact a lawyer to sue the manufacturer of the breast implants in the court.
Capsular contracture - scar tissue that forms around the breast
implant which causes the breasts to harden
Calcium deposits - in tissue around the breast implant
Granulomas - small lumps in tissues caused by inflammation
Rupture - of the breast implants
Leak of silicone gel - may escape from the breast implant and
reach distant parts of the body, causing autoimmune-like disorders