Below the Surface
Breast Implant Illness: Separating Fact From Fiction: Part 1
March 31, 2020 · 11 min
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Breast implants are among the most studied devices ever, so why do so many women say removing them changed their health?
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In this episode
- What the major safety studies on breast implants actually show
- Why some women report symptoms that improve after explant surgery
- How immunology research is approaching breast implant illness
- Where the gap between official findings and patient experience stands today
About this episode
Breast implants are some of the most studied medical devices ever! Most major studies say they're safe, yet an increasing number of women with implants report a variety of symptoms that seem to improve when the implants come out. Is it true? What's really happening here? Today on our inaugural episode we speak with renowned immunologist and breast implant illness researcher Dr. Yehuda Shoenfeld get to the bottom of this condition and hopefully find a lot of answers.https://www.hirschplasticsurgery.com/
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About Below the Surface
Each week Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr. Elliot Hirsch, sits down with patients, celebrities and experts to go below the surface on topics within the field of medicine and current events.
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