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Reports of "adulterated" silicone implants, produced by a French company, have aroused many panic among women in countries around the world, and this fear reached the Kingdom, as some Saudi women resorted in previous periods to the use of silicone in cosmetic surgeries in various parts of the body, whether inside or outside the Kingdom. . At the same time, the British Health Products Regulatory Agency announced a link between fillings and cancer.
The director of the operations department at King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, consultant plastic surgeon, Dr. Hussein Al-Ameri, told Al-Watan that “the plastic surgery department in the hospital received a lot of inquiries and complaints from some women who felt fear and anxiety about the reports published about adulterated silicone, confirming the progress of 4 women from Different ages, requests to remove silicone implants from their bodies that they had previously implanted outside the Kingdom at cheap prices, and it became clear after discovering that the implants are inferior and unlicensed.
He added, "The hospital''s surgeon receives hundreds of calls every day about these fillings, pointing out that there is nothing to worry about, as removing the filling is done by surgery and under general anesthesia, indicating that a medical team has been assigned to respond to the callers and reassure them."
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Saudi Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, the Director of the Women''s Health Program, Professor Hisham Arab, advised women who had implants ten years ago, and those who underwent implants outside the Kingdom, to rush to the nearest examination center to check on their health.
He added that the fear that accompanied the advertisement of the fake fillings manufacturer led to fear of many women who had implants, and explained that there are signs that women should notice, such as redness around the breast, sores, and soreness around the chest area, then you should hurry to get Medical consultation.
At the same time, Professor of Plastic Surgery, Consultant Plastic Surgery at Umm Al-Qura University, Dr. Alaa Sultan, confirmed that no harmful fillings should be used in any Jeddah clinics, pointing out that some women feel pain and distress after implantation, and this is normal, because implanting any foreign body in the human body may lead To feel some rejection.
He explained that silicone implants are popular surgeries, and they do not have any pathological symptoms, and it is one of the most successful and fast surgeries, and that the mistake of one company will not affect plastic surgery in various parts of the world.
However, he admitted that the reports published about the adulterated silicone caused fear among the women, noting that his clinic receives nearly 60 calls a day, some of them implanted silicone implants outside the Kingdom, and that tests were carried out on some women that proved the safety of the implant.
Regarding the groups that accept this type of surgery, Dr. Sultan pointed out that most of those who want to have breast augmentation range from 20 to 30 years old, and the reason is due to the small size of the breast, which calls for embarrassment or because of its sagging after childbirth, adding that the psychological illness of some girls is behind the high The percentage of plastic surgeries ranges between 18 to 20 years old.
He pointed out that the British Health Products Regulatory Agency recently announced that it is not necessary to remove the French silicone bags, due to the lack of documented medical research evidence of the cyst''s relationship to breast cancer diseases.
The consultant plastic, reconstructive and burns surgeon, head of the plastic surgery department at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Jeddah, Dr. Ahmed Bakhsh, believes that Saudi women have become highly educated, and they frequently visit Internet sites to inquire about the size of the damage that may result from the surgery before undergoing it, adding that healthy implants may be accompanied by it. Some infections, this is normal.
He stressed that all hospitals in the Kingdom are subject to the control of the Food and Drug Authority, and do not use any unauthorized medical products, adding that his department has received a large number of calls from women who have undergone silicone implants outside the Kingdom, who fear that they will suffer health damage due to non-conforming silicone.
Dr. Bakhsh explained that removing the implants is usually done because of an infection in the implanted area, or the body rejects the industrial material, and these cases sometimes appear in countries of the world.
