Please, don´t believe everything you find on the net. This site is obviously intended to show a certan point. Please also note that it doesn´t describe what silicone is, it only describes what has been found in silicone gel. Silicone itself is not carcinogene.
Here is what silicone really is:
# Silicone
Is the generic description for an entirely synthetic polymer containing a repeating Si-O backbone. The organic groups attached to the silicon atom via silicon-carbon bonds define the class of silicone. The most common example is poly-dimethylsiloxane or PDMS. This synthetic polymer has a repeating [(CH3)2SiO] unit. This is the basic building block of silicones. Depending upon the number of repeat units in the chain and the amount of tying the chains together, six classes of commercially important products can be produced. They are: fluids, emulsions, compounds, lubricants, resins, and elastomers or rubbers.
BTW most breast implants are for rehabilitation, that means for rebuilding a breast after the natural one had to be amputated (mostly because of cancer).
Silicone is not only used for breast implants. Without it, modern plastical surgery would be impossible.
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