In addition, the implant may become displaced upward, downward, or toward the armpit. This can become thick enough to be a danger to your health. Deaths have also been reported from complications from silicone implants. We must know all of the risks before we place a foreign object in our bodies. Even a splinter causes a reaction in our bodies, and we remove it as soon as humanly possible.
Many items cause a foreign body reaction when placed in the human body.
Why would implants of any type be different. When your hear the term inert, that means chemically inert. Ask any chemist just what chemically inert means and you will realize that it does not mean that it is compatible with the human body. If these implants are safe, we should all ask why they are included in a class action lawsuit. In the hands of a skilled surgeon, although these are major surgeries, it is your own tissue.