Silicone Breast Implants Save Woman’s Life
Silicone Breast Implants Save Woman’s Life
August 16, 2006 -
A 24-year-old Israeli woman underwent implant surgery two years ago for the purpose of aesthetic enhancement. Little did she know that her choice to get breast implants would one day save her life.
The woman was wounded by the fallout of a recent Hezbollah rocket attack in northern Israel. Fortunately, her silicone breast implants received the brunt of the trauma, preventing shrapnel from reaching her heart - just inches away.
“This is an extraordinary case, but it’s a fact that the silicone implants prevented her from a more serious and deeper wound. She was saved from death,” said hospital spokesman Jacky Gorvin.
The woman was treated and eventually released from the hospital but not before having her damaged silicone implant replaced.
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