I got some photos today of an industrial grade silicone reaction from a facial augmentation procedure performed by a non-medical practitioner… Do you know where your materials come from? This is a case where you do want to look for a “Made in the USA” type tag (and no, there's not a tag like that you can check for).
When these medical materials are manufactured in the West, it is done so under very strict regulations. However, when they're manufactured, for example, in Pakistan or China, these regulations are not in effect, and even though on paper two materials look identical they may well not be. Same goes for what should be the same silicone polymer, but manufactured without the medical standards:
You have to admit it sure would suck if your fancy new arm implant turned into the above because of a chemical reaction with the material… And yes, I've seen it happen.
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