Can Breast Implants Save Your Life?
When one woman’s 40DD breast implants cushioned her vital organs during a car crash, news outlets highlighted the novelty of the faux-boob fluke, radio DJs exchanged morning talk show chortles, and life went on. Now, several cosmetic surgeons claim that this is not an isolated incident – breast implants may have the power to save women’s lives in car accidents by acting as airbags.
The bursting of Bulgaria native Elena Marinova’s DDs was the implant rupture heard ‘round the world in October 2006, when Marinova walked away from a full-frontal car crash without serious injuries. Investigators claimed that her silicone implants “absorbed the impact of the crash,” working just like airbags to protect Marinova’s ribs and vital organs. The other driver involved in the crash was seriously injured.
Other surgeons have since come forth with patient stories which appear to verify that implants can be effective airbags. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Lawrence H. Foster of the Tahoe Clinic claims one of his patients was “saved” by her pair of gel implants. This 65-year-old woman visited Dr. Foster after a serious car crash that ruptured her left implant and left five ribs fractured. According to Dr. Foster, the patient’s account of her medical treatment following the crash indicated that “she had had a life-threatening injury, which very well could have been a fatal cardiac contusion without the ‘internal airbag.’”