The National Center for Health Research report on Breast Implant Illness (BII) reviews decades of research before and after the term Breast Implant Illness became popular. Whether referred to as autoimmune symptoms, neurological symptoms, connective tissue disease, neurological symptoms, or BII, we find clear evidence of an increase in symptoms associated with breast implants, compared to women who do not have breast implants. We provide specific examples of how research that dismissed the evidence was poorly designed, often focusing on specific autoimmune diseases, only evaluated hospitalization as evidence of disease, studied women who had breast implants for a short period of time, or had other major flaws.
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