Below the Surface
Breast Implant Illness: Separating Fact From Fiction: Part 3
March 31, 2020 · 22 min
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A real patient shares how breast implants affected her life and what happened after explantation.
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In this episode
- A firsthand account of living with breast implant illness symptoms
- What the explantation process actually looks like from a patient perspective
- Why major studies show implants are safe yet many women still report problems
- How to weigh personal experience against the broader medical research
About this episode
PART 3 of our series on Breast Implant IllnessBreast 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? In Part Three of our 3 part series we sit down with another one of our patients to discuss her experience with breast implants, how they effected her life, and the experience of ex-plantation.
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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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