cbrooke at pophost.eunet.be says...
>By the way am I right that the body has a natural tendency to reject
>any foreign object including hip joints etc?
>>Some products are tolerated well and can be used for medical science,
>but as you say others are very toxic.
>>I would have to agree with the statements that you have made here. Some
subtances are so well tolerated by the body that they can be considered
inert. Silicone oil was considered to be an inert substance by many - but
it doesn't look like it is. Some forms of siliconized plastic are fairly
well tolerated by the body I think.