Welcome, this site contains useful information regarding Breast Implant Illness (BII).

The recovery of a particular illness is going to begin with removing any interference with the body. That is when reversal can occur, not from symptomatic treatment which treats the symptoms but not the source.

Thousands of women with breast implants have developed various symptoms in response to the inflammation (foreign body reaction) and toxicity from their breast implants. They began seeking help from their physician and specialists – many adjust their lifestyles to cleaner eating, less work, various health treatments – without resolve until connecting their symptoms to a systemic response to their breast implants regardless of make or model.

It has been established for the past several decades that the first step in recovery is explant surgery to remove the implants and the surrounding scar tissue known as capsules.

Why explant without replacement?

  • You have many unexplainable symptoms, such as: fatigue, cognitive dysfunction (brain fog, memory loss), muscle aches, joint pain, hair loss, dryness throughout the body, recurring infections, gastrointestinal and digestive issues, rashes, problems with thyroid and adrenals.
  • The occurrence of a new autoimmune disease, with or without family history, or have a preexisting autoimmune disease
  • The occurrence of new allergies, food intolerances, or chemical sensitivities
  • You’ve gone from doctor to doctor and continue to have unresolved health issues

It can be helpful to write down a chronological list of Symptoms from when they first started. You may notice a pattern of how they began after implantation and have progressively worsened over time.

The first step toward recovery is Explant: choose a plastic surgeon experienced in performing a full capsule removal through en bloc or total capsulectomy, ask for all silicone to be removed in the event there is a rupture or gel bleed, request that the surgeon takes photos of your capsules and implants during the surgery, and have the implants returned to you so you can inspect them. You may also ask the surgeon to take swabs during surgery and send them to Pathology along with the capsules to check for any pathogens (biofilm, bacteria, fungi), inflammatory cells, and/or malignant cells related to BIA-ALCL (most linked to textured breast implants).

Always do your own due diligence in selecting an Explant Surgeon and prepare a list of Questions to Ask Explant Surgeons. The surgeons on this list are added based on word of mouth women’s recommendations and photos of capsules and implants that show en bloc or total capsulectomy. This website receives no money from any surgeons.

You can try to see if Insurance can cover the surgery.

Explant is the key step towards recovery, as it removes the foreign body and toxic interference. After explant you can focus on healing and Detoxification of the body from the accumulated toxins (heavy metals, chemicals, silicone, biotoxins). The body is capable of great regenerative and healing potentials.

Inflammation & Toxicity

Breast implants are a controversial subject that are still advertised as safe by plastic surgeons, doctors, and the medical community when in fact they can cause many health issues. Doctors typically focus discussions on the aesthetics and local complications – without disclosing the persistent foreign body reaction, adjuvant effects of silicone toxicity, heavy metal exposure, how the implants release gel bleed, the development of biofilm around implants (causing persistent low grade chronic bacterial infections, chronic inflammation, capsular contracture, etc), and how the implants are oxidized in the body (causing free radical/oxidative damage). These factors can weaken the immune system and overtime can result in a systemic cascade of health issues; which may include autoantibodies, autoimmune diseases, endocrine dysfunction, thyroid and adrenal problems, gut dysbiosis, increased susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections, and more.

Trust your instincts and listen intuitively to your body, it sends signals through symptoms. 

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