Northern Irish model
Gemma Garrett has called for greater regulation of the cosmetic surgery
industry after her breast implants ruptured.
The former Miss Great
Britain also expressed her shock after children told her how they wanted
surgery for enhanced breasts as soon as they could possibly get it.
In 2008, aged 26,
Gemma paid £4,500 for Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP) breast implants, which were
subsequently banned for containing industrial grade silicone.
After feeling unwell
and noticing a change to the shape of her implants, doctors discovered they had
ruptured inside the body of the 30-year-old model from Dundonald and silicone
had leaked into her breast tissue.
Gemma had them
removed in 2011 at a cost of £11,500 and, until recently, endured painful
medical procedures every six weeks to drain blood from cavities that formed.
In a BBC3
documentary, Gemma Garrett: Are my fake breasts safe?, Gemma investigated why
young women want to go under the knife and what the Government is doing to make
women more aware of the risks associated with breast augmentation.
“Surgery is so
available to young girls,” Gemma told the Belfast Telegraph.
“It can be advertised
as a lunchtime boob job and young girls are sucked in and don’t realise all the
risks. There should be better regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry.”
Gemma said she was
shocked to hear 15 and 16-year-old girls say they wanted to have breast
implants as soon as they can.
“I was horrified,”
Gemma said. “When I was 15, I was thinking about shoes and jeans, not altering
my body. The girls didn’t realise implants have to be replaced every decade and
that so many things can go wrong.”
Background
Around 50,000 women
in the UK have Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP) breast implants. They were banned
in 2010 for containing industrial grade silicone. Last December the French
government recommended that women with PIP implants have them removed as a
precaution. In January 2012, a UK expert committee said the NHS will remove and
replace PIP implants if women want.
source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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