Doctor: Breast Implants Stopped Bullet, Saved Woman's Life

I found this story on KTLA News.
This is a Beverly Hills story about a woman who was shot in her arm and her chest by a crazed soon to be ex-husband of her co-worker.This happened at Simi Valley dental office last summer. Lydia Carranza would be dead had it not been for her “size-D implants.” Lydia worked with Mariela Parades, who is 24 years old and had filed for divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband showed up at her work (Simi Valley dental office) and opened fired in the office. Lydia was shot in her arm and once in her chest, and had it not been for her breast implants, doctors say she would not be alive today. Dr. Ghavami said, “the bullet fragments were millimeters from her heart and her vital organs. If not for the implant, she might not be alive.” He also said that he is willing to perform the reconstructive surgery needed to fix the implant at a reduced price, and is also hoping other companies donate supplies to help. Unfortunately for Mariela, she was shot and killed by her husband, Jaime Parades, who is awaiting trial. The report says, “he is being held without bail on numerous counts, including murder and premeditated murder.”

My first reaction to this story is wow, that is amazing. This woman is a very lucky woman and although she should be grateful to have a second chance at live due to still being alive, I completely understand why she would want to get her implant fixed. Too bad she has to pay to have it reconstructed, even at a discounted price. She was shot and it wasn’t her fault.

This is a great story. She is so lucky and unlucky at the same time. She is unlucky because she was shot twice, and she is lucky because she is still alive. Most people think breast implants are bad, and there are definitely a lot of controversial arguments on this topic. There are so many dangers to getting breast implants, and for once there is definitely a positive situation come out of it. Just think about what the doctor said about the bullet fragments coming so close to her organs and her heart. I bet she is at home with her family thanking God that she had decided to get implants, whatever the reasoning may have been. And I bet there are also so many woman out there who want breast implants now because of this story. As for Mariela, this is a very sad story. She filed from divorce from her husband and he came to her work and murdered her and shot a co-worker. My first thought about that is, he probably thought if he couldn’t have her, then no one could. That is such a dangerous thing. Guess she had a good reason to divorce this man, because obviously he was not a mentally stable guy.

My prayer goes out to her family and friends, and also to the workers that witnessed the whole thing. Something like this is so tragic and I’m surprised they didn’t say more about the woman killed.