Cosmopolitan, August 18, 2020. Insurance companies rarely cover the costs of breast implant removals, even when they make women really sick.
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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 »New study backs breast implant illness claims by patients
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, July 2, 2020. A study in a leading plastic surgery journal offers more evidence to support the existence of breast implant illness, a malady reported by thousands of women but dismissed as scientifically unproven by many plastic surgeons and some health authorities.
Read More »New Research Confirms Breast Implant Illness
A new study provides clear evidence that most women with these symptoms will recover dramatically if their implants and scar capsules are carefully removed by an experienced explant surgeon.
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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