Breast Implants Save Stabbing Victim

Silicone takes the hit
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 5, 2011 12:07 AM CDT
Breast Implants Save Stabbing Victim
Body armor?   (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, file)

What a boob. Hefty silicone breast implants saved a Russian woman's life after she was stabbed by her husband. Her large, "size 4" implants—obtained at the request of her hubby—stopped the knife from entering her heart, doctors told Pravda. Moscow surgeons repaired the wound. (Unfortunately, not all boob jobs come with such a happy ending.)

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