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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Patients Must Be Warned of Breast Implant Risks, F.D.A. Says
The New York Times, October 27, 2021: The FDA has placed black box warnings on breast implant packaging and told manufacturers to sell the implants only to health providers who review the potential risks with patients before surgery, and tell them the risks are even higher for breast cancer patients. The National Center for Health Research asks who will enforce that?
Read More »First, Their Breast Implants Made Them Sick. Then They Were Hit with the Bill.
Cosmopolitan, August 18, 2020. Insurance companies rarely cover the costs of breast implant removals, even when they make women really sick.
Read More »The Number Of Women Having Their Breast Implants Removed Is On The Rise
Women’s Health, August 8, 2020. A growing number of women, especially athletes, are having their breast implants removed to alleviate symptoms of breast implant illness.
Read More »What You Need to Know About Breast Implants
Research clearly shows that implants are associated with significant health, cosmetic, and economic risks within the first few years and these risks increase over time. Unfortunately, long-term risks remain unknown because of a lack of careful scientific studies. FDA has required implant manufacturers to conduct additional research to determine why implants break, how long they can be expected to last, and what the longer-term health consequences of broken and leaking breast implants might be. Those studies, however, have not yet been made public.
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