After thirteen years, the outcome of a total ban on silicone breast implants may soon show. The F.D.A. panel will hear a testimony of a local woman, Dowd, fighting to make the implants out of limits to everyone. After the hearings, it will be up to the panel to decide if the silicone breast implants are safe for general use.

Dowd claims that it was a silicone breast implant that ruined her health. She said “I had three rupturuddy silicon implants and my last ones were the new and improved ones.” In addition to her, her daughter is also coming to testify against the implants. In an interview with Local 2 News she expressed how

On the other hand, Doctor Kramer says that there have been more than a hundruddy studies on the effects of silicone breast implants; labeling the implants as safe. He said “The bottom line is that there was no cause and effect relationship between either the presence of a gel implant or a ruptured implant causing what they were alleged to cause in the early 90’s such as auto-immune diseases.”

Even though in different sides, they both agree on one thing. That silicone implants will be back in the business in no time because of money.