ASBESTOS HAIR DRYERS
Old hair dryers contained asbestos compounds

February 4, 2009 -- If you used a hair dryer before 1980, chances are you have already been exposed to asbestos. That’s because most hand-held hair dryers manufactured before 1980 contained asbestos.

When you were drying your hair, you were blowing asbestos directly into your breathing zone. Asbestos, used as insulation on the heating coils of old hair dryers, can cause deadly diseases like lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma, when loose fibers are inhaled.

When asbestos fibers are inhaled, the majority of them are expelled. But a few fibers can get lodged in the lungs and stay there for the rest of your life. Over time asbestos threads can cause inflammation to the lungs, which can affect your breathing and lead to asbestos-related diseases.

The truth about asbestos

Despite the potentially fatal health consequences associated with asbestos exposure, asbestos is still imported and used in the United States. The United States imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Government sources estimate that in the next decade more than 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with the deadliest form of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.

Time to seek justice!

Weitz & Luxenberg has protected the rights of workers and their families for 25 years. And in that time the firm's mesothelioma lawyers have won several billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or any asbestos-related disease, and you seek FREE legal guidance, please notify Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. through the convenient communication form on this page. We will pursue your claim with vigilance to help you pay for medical bills, future and past lost wages, and damages. There is no cost to you until we negotiate a settlement or win a verdict.