Realself – Patients Are Demanding a Say In How Their Implants Are Removed

Breast implant illness (BII) is the name for a constellation of symptoms, which thousands of women have come to attribute to their breast implants—silicone and saline, textured and smooth. Maladies range from brain fog, memory loss, anxiety, fatigue, and joint pain to autoimmune diseases, skin rashes, hair loss, and more. BII is unrelated to BIA-ALCL, the rare lymphoma associated with textured implants.

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