Silicone in breast implants are bulletproof

Question

"Doctors noted that the silicone implant was likely responsible for deflecting the bullet’s trajectory – ultimately saving the woman’s life."

- CNN

Comments

I don't know if this is necessarily true. But I think in most scenarios you are going to be severely hurt no matter what happens to you if you get shot. And there are also a lot more effects of having breast implants that could negatively decrease your quality of life. Bu that is just comes with most things in life as well. just a skeptical about this claim is all.

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this comment is not necessarily true and very misleading. looking at the article, the woman says her implants did save her life, however, they just changed the trajectory of the bullet. so while they did save this woman's life, that does not mean they are bulletproof. the bullet still went through the implant.

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The claim that "Silicone in breast implants are bulletproof" is false and misleading. The article and study state that the silicone breast implant deflected the bullet's trajectory, but they do not claim that the implant is bulletproof. The study highlights that the implant slowed and altered the bullet's path, which likely saved the woman's life by preventing the bullet from hitting vital organs. However, this does not mean the implant is bulletproof or can provide reliable protection against bullets in general, and it is not accurate to say breast implants are bulletproof.

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I really like your response to this claim because it clarifies a common misconception by focusing on the specific claim versus the actual information provided by the article. It helps a reader understand that while an implant may have deflected a bullet in one rare case, this does not mean implants are bulletproof.

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This is a very misleading claim. While the article stated that the implant deflected the bullet's trajectory, in no way did it state that it was bulletproof.

Answer 1

This claim in the article states that the silicone in women's breast implants is bulletproof. That statement is not true, although it is true that the silicone did save a woman's life when she got shot up close; the bullet got lodged inside the silicone. However, according to an article on dr-adams.com, "The handgun they used fired bullets at 300 meters per second into blocks of ballistics gel 2.5 meters away. They then measured how deep the bullet penetrated. Afterward, they added a few large saline breast implants in front of the gel and shot it again. They found that the implant reduced the average distance the bullet traveled into the gel by about 20%." Going from that kind of research, I would say this is a little exaggerated.

Answer 2

The case study of a bullet-deflecting silicone breast implant is credible as a documented medical event, but it’s important to view it in context. Instances of implants altering bullet trajectories are extremely rare and not widely recognized in trauma science as reliable protection. The article may unintentionally imply a protective value to implants, but medical experts view this as an unusual outcome rather than a practical or replicable benefit.

Answer 3

This claim is very misleading and absolutely false. Nowhere in the article linked does it state that breast implants are bulletproof! The only thing the CNN article discusses is the fact that the implant stopped the bullet from hitting central organs, not that implants themselves are completely bulletproof. This claim is not scientifically proven after doing research. There are sources that say it can decrease the likelihood of death from gunshot wounds but nothing that says it is 100% effective.

Answer 4

While CNN is an extremely credible source, nowhere in the article does it state that silicone breast implants are actually bulletproof. Granted, there have been several instances where a silicone breast implant has changed the projectory of a bullet, letting it miss vital organs, this doesn't mean it is entirely bulletproof. The victim is still shot, just not killed. If someone markets glass as bulletproof and it shatters when shot, but no one gets killed, the glass is still not bulletproof.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/americas/breast-implant-bullet-wound-wellness-intl-scli/index.html

Answer 5

This claim is misleading. While the doctors noted that the silicone implants made a difference in this specific case, they did not say that this would be true in every case. That is important to note, as in another case where the bullet came from another angle the implants may be ineffective. More conclusive research would need to be done to make this claim truthful, so the claim remains misleading for now.

Answer 6

The claim that "silicone breast implants are bulletproof" is false and misleading. This claim states a much greater idea that is untrue. The article that is linked as the source refers to a single case in which the women's breast implant saved her from a gun shot wound puncturing her vital organs. The National Library of Medicine published an article referring to the same case as the CNN article, however through their extensive research on case it stated clearly that the implant may have had some impact in changing the trajectory preventing the bullet from hitting the thoracic cavity but it is specific to this case only.