Do Silicone Prosthetics cause any human diseases?
First, let me point out, that there is no published data that demonstrates that silicone prosthetics cause human disease. The concern however, is whether silicone or the silicone gel that had been used in the older prosthetic devices leaks from the implant and acts as an antigen….a foreign body that activates the immune system causing an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is a disease process in which the body’s own immune system acts against itself causing inflammation and scarring in otherwise healthy tissue. What they term ‘human adjuvant disease’ includes several common disease processes of rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and systemic lupus erythermatosus among others. What is important to note is that all disease processes described have been associated with silicone breast implants but not silicone testicular prostheses. Is there any alternative to implantation of Testicular Prosthetics? Although, the testicular prostheses can create or restore a more normal cosmetic ap
