Polypropylene breast implants, also known as string breast implants, are a form of breast implant using polypropylene developed by Dr. Gerald W. Johnson. Due to a number of medical complications, the device has been banned in the European Union and United States. Polypropylene implants absorb water very slowly, about <0.01% in 24 hours, (Boedeker Plastics website). The polypropylene, which is yarn-like, causes irritation to the implant pocket which causes the production of serum which fills the implant pocket on a continual basis. This causes continuous expansion of the breast after surgery. Growth can only be alleviated by removal of serum by syringe. Problems can also arise if the breasts enlarge at different rates. This can be corrected by removal of serum or introduction of sterile saline. Continual breast growth will eventually result in "extreme, almost cartoonish breast sizes." String implants were only available for a very short time before being removed from the market by the FDA around 2001. Polypropylene implants have created the largest recorded increases in breast size due to surgical augmentation.

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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY
Polypropylene breast implants

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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

and think of middle aged and older women we see in our tabloids that look like utter freaks.

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ORIGINAL: HowardYu

Sorry for my poor etiquette on the boards. I have tried to convince her more directly that what she has is more than adequate but then I found the forum posting from her from last december. The procedure sounds extremely bad with long term health issues requiring a doctor to drain the fluid buildup on a regular basis once the 'desired resulting size increase' has been achieved. Why would anyone want this?? I was just surprised that no one on here had even commented on it at all....to at least say don't do it!...don't seek it!! So many smaller breasted woman would love what she has already. I have told her not to do it! Again, this woman wants the extreme cartoonish tits that this procedure produces regardless of the health impact..or at least she professes to. I thought if others here also said don't do it that maybe she might move on to better more realistic desires.  Again sorry to have erred in my approach.

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I'd not say you had erred. A little unusual in reactivating such an old thread, but now that you have explained that there is a personal and current reason for it, I agree that you did the correct thing.