Add It Up April 20 2005

Number of years, prior to the Food and Drug Administration's April 13 reversal, that silicone breast enhancements had been banned ?
13

Number of women who began receiving settlement money last summer for faulty silicone implants from manufacturer Dow Corning ?
170,000

Approximate number of breast implants performed in America last year
264,000

Approximate number of Neuticles, or prosthetic testicles, surgically implanted in the scrotums of neutered dogs and cats worldwide ?
148,000

Average length, in inches, of a Neuticle for a three-pound dog ?
0.44

Cost of a pair of standard Neuticles for a small dog ?
$73

Cost of custom-fitted UltraPLUS ScarRetard Neuticles for the same dog ?
$899

Average cost of saline and silicone breast implants, respectively, at Buckhead Plastic Surgery ?
$4,800, $6,500

Approximate number of women to get breast implants at Buckhead Plastic Surgery last year ?
200

Number of animals euthanized at the Fulton County pound in 2003?
5,479

Approximate cost to perform all those implants ?
$960,000

Approximate cost to adopt all those animals ?
$465,715

Sources: Reuters, The New York Times, www.neuticles.com, Buckhead Plastic Surgery, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Food and Drug Administration??