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Scuba Diving News
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Friday, 16 April 2010 00:45 |
There have been numerous tabloid newspaper reports today that Katie Price has been warned her breast implants are likely to explode if she learns to scuba dive on her holiday in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Model Katie Price: Pictured with unexploded boobs
These sensational claims are of course, absolute rubbish. While bubbles can form within the implants, it appears unlikely that a problem such as explosion or disruption will occur. This is quoted research from a study by a group at Duke University.
Vann RD; Riefkohl R; Georgiade GS; Georgiade NG. Mammary implants, diving, and altitude exposure. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1988. Feb. Volume 81, (2): 200-3
"Mammary implants were exposed to various simulated dive profiles followed by altitude exposures to stimulate aircraft travel and then were observed for bubble formation and volume changes. Minimal volume changes occurred after each dive. Numerous bubbles formed, however, reaching their maximum size in 3 hours. By comparison, when implants were exposed to high altitude following a dive exposure, significant volume changes occurred. This in vitro study showed that bubble formation and volume expansion occur after exposing implants to diving and altitude, but the circumstances required to produce these changes in vivo are extremely unlikely to occur normally."
Other newspapers such as the Metro seemed to report with some confidence: "Implants also affect buoyancy so she'd have to make extra efforts to stay afloat."
Now, unless Katie is going to be scuba diving very differently from the rest of the world, she won't want to be floating. The article seems to state that she will have problems with negative buoyancy (sinking) and seems to forget that strapping yourself with weights is all part of standard scuba equipment.
The only scuba diving health consideration that any of these reports seem to get right is that it is not recommend to scuba dive when pregnant, which apparently Katie is trying to do. Again. |
