Report:

If you have symptoms of breast implant illness please report all adverse reactions to your country’s health government agency.

US –

1. Breast implant illness can be reported by anyone (patients, health care professionals, manufacturers, etc.) to the FDA through the MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form. Medical device reports submitted to the FDA can be found in the Manufacturer and User Device Experience (MAUDE) database. If you are interested in requesting specific documents from the FDA, please see FOIA. As of March 2019, due to all the reports submitted, the FDA officially listed Systemic Symptoms (Breast Implant Illness (BII)) as a risk of implants.

2. In September 2018, the FDA launched the National Breast Implant Registry (NBIR), where data is entered by plastic surgeons.

3. BIA-ALCL cases can be reported by patients to MedWatch and by physicians to PROFILE (BIA-ALCL Registry).

For more information on US reporting, see FDA Executive Summary, page 12, Table 3: Existing Data Collection Methods Related to Breast Implants in the US.

Canada – Breast implants can be reported to Health Canada through the Health Product Complaint Form.

UK – Breast implants can be reported to the MHRA through the Yellow Card Scheme.

Australia – Breast implants can be reported to the TGA through the Users Medical Device Incident Report. Medical device reports submitted to the TGA can be found in the Database of Adverse Event Notifications (DAEN). The TGA does recognize the condition. A spokesman for the Therapeutic Goods Administration said Breast Implant Related Illness (BIRI) is a known condition associated with implants (from 9News).

Insurance: 

Please refer to the insurance page for information on insurance codes, which insurance companies have covered women, and contacts for assistance.

Science and Medical: 

Please see the Scientific Articles page for over 200+ references to breast implant related scientific articles. They are organized into eight categories: 1. General, 2. Researchers, 3. Saline Implants & Mold, 4. Ruptured Silicone Implants, 5. Biofilm & Infections, 6. Breast Feeding with Implants and Effects on Children, 7. Biomaterials, and 8. ALCL (cancer).

Current Experts:

Dr. Pierre Blais (chemist and biocompatibility expert – Canada), Dr. Arthur Brawer (rheumatologist and silicone toxicity expert – Long Branch, NJ), Dr. Yehuda Shoenfeld (physician and autoimmunity researcher – Israel), Dr. Cohen Tervaert (rheumatologist – Edmonton, Canada), Dr. Henry Dijkman (pathologist – Netherlands), Dr. Diana Zuckerman (President of National Center of Health Research), Dr. Lu-Jean Feng (plastic surgeon – Cleveland, OH), Dr. H. Jae Chun (plastic surgeon – Newport Beach, CA), Dr. Matthew G. Stanwix (plastic surgeon – Henrico, VA), Dr. Marguerite Barnett (plastic surgeon – Sarasota, FL), Dr. Susan Kolb (plastic surgeon – Atlanta, GA), Dr. David Rankin (plastic surgeon – Florida), Dr. Victor Urzola (plastic surgeon – Costa Rica), Dr. Edward Melmed (plastic surgeon – Dallas, TX), Dr. Rita Kappel (plastic surgeon – Netherlands), Dr. Stephen Nicolaidis (plastic surgeon-  Canada), Dr. Michael Harbut (environmental medicine specialist – Detroit, MI), Dr. Sarah Myhill (UK), Dr. S V Maharaj (silicone breast implants and platinum expert), Madris Tomes (medical device data expert, former FDA manager and consultant – Pennsylvania), Dr. Eduardo Fleury (radiologist – Brazil). See Expert Researchers for some of their publications.

Educational Links:

What You Need to Know About Breast Implants (National Center For Health Research)

Breast Implant Illnesses: What’s the Evidence? (National Center For Health Research)

Safety – Junk Science, ‘New’ Cohesive Gel, and Toxicity for Silicone and Saline Implants

Breast Implants and Cancer (BIA-ALCL) and BIAALCL.com

Dr. Myhill –

Silicone Breast Implants and Injections

Chemical Poisoning – Diagnosis

Detoxification

Dr. Feng –

Understanding Breast Implant Illness, Before and After Explantation (2020)

Breast Implant Removal: Basics I

Topic: Linda L. Haas, Feng Clinic CEO, answers basic scheduling questions from patients who have just started researching breast implant removal. Videos: Part I and Part II.

Breast Implant Removal: Basics II

Topics: pathology, mold/microorganisms, detoxification, coinfections/diseases, selecting a surgeon, silicone vs. saline, capsule removal, lymph node removal, hormones and symptoms of BII. Video and Transcript.

Breast Implant Removal: Basics III

Topics: the aesthetics of the breast, muscle repair, mastopexies or breast lifts, fat transfer and who is a candidate. Video and Transcript.

Breast Implant Removal IV: Detoxification

Topic: An in-depth discussion of detoxification before and after breast implant removal. Video.

Will I recover from breast implant illness without lymph node removal? (Video)

Is There A Connection Between Lyme Disease and Breast Implant Illness? (Video)

MTHFR and breast implants (Video)

Dr. Feng Webinars I-IV and YouTube Channel

Research articles and studies

Dr. Chun –

“Many patients suffer from BII (Breast Implant Illness) from their saline or silicone breast implants.” – Dr. Chun Breast Implant Removal

YouTube Channel – with videos on explantation, ruptured implants, difficulty associated with detecting ruptured silicone, and an en bloc capsulectomy explant (graphic).

Instagram where you can see Dr. Chun’s meticulous skill and expertise in doing perfect en bloc explants.

Dr. Jae Chun FDA Testimony (2018): “In my mind there is no doubt that the implants are causing these problems.”

Dr. Jae Chun Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2020). It discusses definitions of En-Bloc vs Total capsulectomy, indications for performing these surgeries and complications associated with them.

Dr. Barnett –

Dr. Marguerite Barnett FDA Testimony (2019)

Dr. Urzola –

Breast Implant Illness

“Over the past year and 8 months I have learned and researched a lot about this condition. After explanting over 100 patients and seeing the extraordinary post operative reports with over 85% of patients reporting complete remission of their symptoms or at least an important improvement, we are committed to starting a scientific investigation with the purpose of validating BII as a syndrome and getting the medical community to recognize it as a problem affecting thousands of women around the world.” (2017)

Dr. Urzola FDA Testimony (2019)

Dr. Kolb –

If something is of use to women affected by breast implant illness, it will be provided on this website regardless of politics.

Silicone and Saline Implants Q&A

Doctors, are you listening?

Immune Protocol

Silicone Immune Treatment Protocol

Inositol for Silicone Detoxification Provided by Dr. Douglas Shanklin

Dr. Kolb BII Summary

Videos: Dr. Susan Kolb discusses silicone breast implants and saline breast implants

Book: The Naked Truth About Breast Implants: From Harm to Healing

Dr. Blais –

Dr. Pierre Blais is a chemist and expert in the biocompatibility of implant materials. He analyzed breast implants and conducted breast implant failure analyses for over 40+ years. Dr. Blais is a significant resource, he is a wealth of information on most breast implant matters. He retired in December 2019.

Breast Feeding

Truth on ‘Cohesive’ Gel Implant

Technology and composition of silicone breast implants

How do implants rupture and cause injury

Testimony to the FDA (2000) 

All articles on breast implants by Dr. Pierre Blais, click here. Topics include: rupture, cancer, breast feeding, polyurethane, saline implants, cohesive gel, explant problems etc.

Dr. Brawer –

See Dr. Arthur Brawer page.

The Clever Deception by Silicone Gel-filled Breast Implant Manufacturers Regarding the Phenomenon of Gel Bleed (2019)

Case Report: Silicone is not fun in the sun (2018)

ASIA vs. the mechanisms of silicone toxicity (2017)

Vague Syndromes (2017)

Mechanisms of Breast Implant Toxicity (2017)

Autoinflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA) Syndrome is Misguided (2017)

Destiny rides again: the reappearance of silicone gel-filled breast implant toxicity (2017)

Breast Implant Toxicity (2016)

Bones, Groans, and Silicone (2012)

Amelioration of Systemic Disease after Removal of Silicone Gel-filled Breast Implants (2000)

Silicon and matrix macromolecules: new research opportunities for old diseases from analysis of potential mechanisms of breast implant toxicity (1998)

Chronology of systemic disease development in 300 symptomatic recipients of silicone gel-filled breast implants (1996)

Clinical features of local breast phenomena in 300 symptomatic recipients of silicone gel-filled breast implants (1996)

Dr. Shoenfeld –

Silicone breast implants and the risk of autoimmune/rheumatic disorders: a real-world analysis (2018)

The ASIA syndrome: basic concepts (2017)

Autoimmune/Inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) and thyroid autoimmunity (2017)

Sjörgen’s Syndrome and Environmental Factors (2016)

Silicone and Autoimmune/Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA). (2015)

Silicone implant incompatibility syndrome (SIIS). A frequent cause of ASIA (Schoenfeld’s syndrome). (2013)

Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (Shoenfeld’s syndrome): clinical and immunological spectrum (2013)

The spectrum of ASIA: ‘Autoimmune (Auto-inflammatory) Syndrome induced by Adjuvants’ (2012)

’ASIA’ – Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (2010)

Fibrosarcoma after silicone breast augmentation: is there a connection? (1998)

Light and electron microscopic study of an invasive cribriform carcinoma with extensive microcalcification developing in a breast with silicone augmentation (1994)

Breast carcinoma occurring in association with silicone augmentation (1993)

Dr. Tervaert –

Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert is director of rheumatology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He moved from the Netherlands where he was a professor of medicine and immunology at Maastricht University. In Edmonton, he has a clinic for breast implant related illnesses:

Rheumatology Clinic
3A Kaye Edmonton Clinic
11300 University Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z1
Tel 780-492-4883

Autoinflammatory/autoimmunity syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA; Shoenfeld’s syndrome): A new flame (2018)

Silicone breast implants and autoimmune rheumatic diseases: myth or reality (2017)

Autoimmune/in ammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) due to silicone implant incompatibility syndrome in three sisters (2014)

Silicone implant incompatibility syndrome (SIIS): A frequent cause of ASIA (Shoenfeld’s syndrome) (2013)

Dr. Dijkman –

Gel bleed and rupture of silicone breast implants investigated by light-, electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray analysis of internal organs and nervous tissue (2016)

Dr. Fleury –

Dr. Eduardo Fleury is a radiologist, MD, phD, Postdoctorate and Professor of Medicine with 20 years of experience. Since 2016 he has been studying breast implants and their complications. He has created a website regarding silicone gel bleeds sigbic.org and has written a book on his five years of research related to silicone disease, ‘The voice of silence: when science is the enemy: The Breast Implant Illness Journey‘. He is in the Facebook group Breast Implant Illness Patient-Clinican Discussion and sometimes reviews women’s MRI, PET, and CT scans. See his research articles under Expert Researchers.

Doctors Speak Out –

Recent FDA Testimonies:

Dr. Jae Chun FDA Testimony (2018)

Dr. Urzola FDA Testimony (2019)

Dr. Marguerite Barnett FDA Testimony (2019)

1990’s:

Dr. Bernard Patten  |  Dr. Al Levin  |  Dr. Robert Goldwyn

Dr. Frank Vasey (the “Dark” side of silicone breast implants)

Dr. Stephen Edelson (goes into symptom mechanisms)

Dr. Britta Ostermeyer (on dangers of silicone implants)

Source: Image is from BIVA

Other links:

1. Petitions –

FDA & CDC – Develop a medical code for sick women suffering from breast implants

FDA Call to Action

FDA: Warn women about cancer risk from Breast Implants. Tell the FDA to put a black box warning on textured implants and require mandatory patient-doctor checklist about BIA-ALCL & implant health risks so breast cancer and augmentation patients can make informed decisions about their bodies

Medical Device Safety Act 2019 H.R. 2669. Change preemption laws to restore a patient’s right to litigation should he/she be harmed by a Class III medical device.

Breast Implant Petition

2. Surveys –

BII Survey by Dr. Eduardo Fleury (2022)

Risiken von Brustimplantaten / Risks of breast implants

PIP Implants Survey – if you have or had PIP, please fill out this survey

Dr. Victor Urzola’s Breast Implant Illness Data Collection Database

Dr. Nicolaidis BII Questionnaire, he is a surgeon in Montreal, Canada who is doing a study on breast implant illness and systemic symptoms in women. Anyone who is more than 6 months post explant can contribute anonymously, by completing the form and sending it to [email protected] or fax to 450-326-0860.

3. Breast Implants & Children –

National Birth Defect Registry

  • Did you have breast implants while pregnant?
  • Did you breastfeed with breast implants?
  • Was your child born with a birth defect? Was your child born with a birth defect?

The National Birth Defect Registry might be able to help us research any possible link between breast implants and birth defects. If you’d like to help, please go to their website and register. Click here for more info.

Breast Feeding with Implants and Effects on Children

Immune Response to Silicone (skip to 5:38 for the effects on children)

4. Manufacturer Payments to Surgeons –

Search openpaymentsdata.cms.gov to see if a doctor is receiving payments from a manufacturer and ProPublica for fees in research, consulting, speaker, sponsor, etc.

6. Other –

Kim Hoffman Testimony (2002), faulty manufacturer studies

Concerns for estrogenicy of silicone breast implants

Allergan manufacturing patent

Method of making textured surface implants patent (Mentor)

UK MHRA PIP Implant Ingredient Analyses

Dr. Harbut response to FDA on platinum toxicity

Dr. Maharaj and Dr. Lykissa responses to FDA on platinum toxicity

Dr. Jennings: Silicone Toxicity and Detoxification

Dr. Faria: Breast Implant Illness

See blog written by the consumer representative on the FDA Advisory Panel at the March 25-26, 2019 FDA meeting.

Husbands’ Perspectives on BII: Alex Charfen, Alma Merrill, Adam Phillipe

Facebook Support Groups:

Canada: Breast Implant Failure and Illness – Canada

Australia: Breast Implant Illness – (Australia & New Zealand) Healing and Support

UK: UK Breast Implant Illness and Healing Support Group

ALCL: ALCL in Women with Breast Implants (BIA-ALCL)

For all medical devices: Medical Device Problems

Mothers: Breast Implants and Children

Clinicians & BII Women: Breast Implant Illness Patient-Clinican Discussion

There are over 250+ breast implant illness support groups and awareness pages on Facebook where women share their experiences.

Beware of Censorship in Facebook Groups:

Facebook groups are helpful for hearing feedback from other women, seeing pictures of capsules and breasts, and to provide support with explant. However, it is good to be aware that there is always some level of censorship and undercurrent of politics that vary in severity within each group. Certain posts or comments are swiftly deleted if they collide with admins’ politics in the groups. This is unfortunate and usually happens below the radar which is why it is important for it to be mentioned. In surgeon specific support groups negative experiences, posts/comments are at times deleted and members removed. This occurs in the larger BII groups as well. The Facebook groups listed here have relatively less drama than others hence why they are posted. This website is not affiliated with any Facebook support group and writes this information only to help women be aware.

Group for those blocked from a BII group: Breast Implant Illness & Healing by Nicole Deleted/Blocked

Advocacy Groups:

US:

BIA-ALCL Advocacy:

Canada:

Australia:

UK:

Spain:

  • Admins of the Spain BII FB Support Group, Implantes mamarios y enfermedades-España, formed an organization called LA ASOCIACIÓN DE MUJERES AFECTADAS POR LA ENFERMEDAD DEL IMPLANTE MAMARIO DE ESPAÑA ES YA UNA REALIDAD (EIME)

See Explant Surgeons list for additional BII advocacy Facebook groups and websites by country/region (Nordic/Scandinavia, South America, etc.)

Other BII websites and non-profits:

Reversing Breast Implant Illness

Discover Breast Implant Illness

Breast Implant Illness The Heal Is Real

Dangerous Implants

BII Aware

Miss Diagnosed

Fake Breasts Real Women

The Heal is Real (Non-Profit)

No Grit No Pearls.org (Non-Profit)

Toxic Discovery (Non-Profit)

Breast implant illness websites and forums have been around since the late 90s and early 2000s:

Implant Awareness Society (Notforprofit – Adella passed away 12/27/18)

Silicone Poison Report

Silicone Holocaust

Implant Information Network (founded in 2004)

Breast Implant Awareness – Humantics Foundation (founded in 2001)

Silicone Implants Survivors (forum since around 1999) and PS List

Silicone Hypersensitivity (owner passed away)

In addition, there were Yahoo support groups and breastimplantsupport.org was another popular forum but now is no longer running.

Breast Implant Manufacturer FDA Information:

FDA has issued warning letters to all four breast implant manufacturers:

Recalls

Allergan Natrelle Silicone & Allergan Silicone Timeline 

Allergan Natrelle 410 Cohesive Anatomical Silicone & Allergan Silicone Timeline

Mentor MemoryGel Silicone & Mentor Silicone Timeline

Mentor MemoryShape Silicone & Mentor Silicone Timeline

Sientra Silicone & FDA Timeline

Allergan Natrelle Saline & Saline Timeline

Mentor Saline & Saline Timeline

Ideal Saline & Saline Timeline

For more information on breast implant FDA links and how to do more FDA research, click here.

Books & Movies:

The Naked Truth About Breast Implants: From Harm to Healing by Dr. Susan Kolb

The D.I.R.T. Committee by Gail Hamilton

  • Must read, especially if you had Dow
  • D.I.R.T = Document Investigation & Review Team

The Boobie Trap: Silicone, Scandals, and Survival by Barbara Stanistreet

Let Me Get This Off My Chest by Tara Hopko

Breast implant illness was first publicized in 1990, when journalist Connie Chung interviewed women with breast implants sharing their experiences. Watch ‘Exposing Breast Implant Illness‘.

Informed Consent by John A. Byrne

  • John Swanson was a former executive of Dow Corning, he managed the internal communications and had been part of the ethics committee for 15 years. His wife, Colleen, got sick from Dow silicone implants. John Swanson told his story to John Bryne, a writer for Business Week, who is the author of Informed Consent.  In the NY Times: Ex-Dow Corning Executive Faults Company’s Ethics on Implants
  • Oprah on breast implant dangers (October 14th, 1995). Oprah talks with Colleen and John Swanson on the devastating effects of the breast implants she had implanted in 1974. Oprah also talks with Richard Hazleton who was at that time, the Chairman and CEO of Dow Corning, and Stephanie Burns, Dow Cornings Manager of Women’s Health and FDA Issues. Lies, deception, and cover ups.

Dr. Andrew Hall Cutler:

Dr. Cutler has a PhD in chemistry from Princeton University and has extensive study in biochemistry and medicine. He himself got mercury poisoning from amalgam fillings and created these books to provide guidance for detoxification.

Movies: Two Small Voices, Breast Men, Absolutely Safe

Documentaries:

BUSTED Documentary | FB: BUSTED | Website: busteddoc.com | IG: @busteddoc

Bleeding Edge Documentary (Netflix): Examines the $400 billion medical device industry and the profit-driven mind-set that rushes implanted devices into the marketplace. Watch Bleeding Edge Trailer.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ):

Implant FilesBreast Implant Injuries Kept Hidden As New Health Threats Surface

The Implant Files Sparked Reform Around the World

A global investigation into medical device harm | Implant Files (ICIJ YouTube)

See More Stories from ICIJ on Breast Implants

Press Articles & News:

Breast implant illness has gone mainstream and due to the large volume of news stories being published regularly, it is no longer feasible to keep posting them here. To follow news updates, please refer to the Breast Implant Victim Advocacy (BIVA) and Breast Implant Safety Alliance (BISA) Facebook pages. Click here to see a list of some news stories.

Crystal Hefner Removes Breast Implants, Says They ‘Slowly Poisoned’ Her

Mother feels she is dying after her 32E breast implants ‘poisoned’ her

Dr. Britta Ostermeyer testifies to FDA in 2000 on the dangers of silicone breast implants.

Safety of breast implants under review in South Korea after silicone gel found in breast milk

FDA panels put silicone breast implants back under microscope (2011)

The silicone implant scandal (2012)

Breast Implants: America’s Silent Epidemic

Breast Implant Illness by Maya

Sara-Jane Fitness Cover Story

The Troubled History of PIP’s Implant Man in America **Implant manufacturers all operate in relatively similar ways and this article provides a glimpse of the dirty and corrupt business.

The “Dark” Side of Silicone Breast Implants

Toxic Moldy Breast Implants

Breast Implant Toxicity – on the radio with Danielle Delaney & Alex Charfen

The Ill Effects of Breast Implants

Why are celebrities removing their breast implants?

Explant Breast Surgery: Why women are getting their breast implants removed

Devoted mother-of-four dies from heart failure after implants trigger dormant TB

46 cases of ALCL diagnosed in Australia & New Zealand

Australia’s health regulator has confirmed that women with breast implants have a much higher risk of cancer (7 News Sydney – Video)

Patients accuse breast implant manufacturer of fraud (2016 – Allergan)

Breast implant illness conference – Texas (7/16/16)

News Segment on a lady with breast implant illness & saline implants

Monsters Inside of Me – Discovery Channel on saline implants with mold

Mold and Breast Implant Illness – The Doctors (TV show)

2017 – Important Year for Breast Implant News –

Breast implant illness gains nationwide coverage and becomes a movement:

French court says German firm must compensate for faulty breast implants

Woman who beat breast cancer once says breast implants caused cancer again

Johnson & Johnson Unit Sued Over Leaking Breast Implants

Johnson & Johnson, Mentor Worldwide LLC Senior staff target Support Groups

Former Playboy Models Get Their Breast Implants Removed Believing They Caused Illness

Mother-of-two is left with ROTTING breasts after silicone implants leaked into her blood stream – as cosmetic procedures fall to a ten-year low in the UK 

Can implants kill you?

Phoenix Valley women speak out on breast implant illness: ‘I just had to get them out’

Doctor’s Breast Implant Illness Denial Elicits Strong Response

Breast Implants Cause Rare Form of Cancer, FDA says

9 deaths linked to rare cancer form breast implants

In the News: Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer (Diana Zuckerman)

Former Women’s IFBB Pro Jackie Paisley dies after long battle with illness (silicone toxicity)

Breast Implant Survey Suggests Doctors Divided on Safety

Nicola Robinson’s Deepest Regret (silicone breast implants)

Breast Implant Illness + 6 Other Breast Implant Dangers (Dr. Axe)

Playboy Models Claim Implants Caused Health Problems (The Doctors, show)

Former Playmate of the Year on removing breast implants: ‘I literally thought I was dying’ (AZ Family News)

Women complain that their breast implants made them sick (West Palm Beach – WPTV News)

Her Hidden Dangers (Illinois – 23WIFR News)

Breast implant patient’s life ‘could have been saved’ – Hairdresser Kandi du Cros died after breast implant operation flared up rare existing disease (BBC News)

2 Massachusetts Women, Thousands Nationwide Say Breast Implants Made Them Sick (CBS Boston News)

Women concerned about implants after learning they may be linked to rare cancer (Fox 59 Indianapolis News)

Caldwell woman diagnosed with cancer from her breast implants, insurance won’t pay to remove them (KIVI 6 On Your Side – ABC Idaho)

A Shocking Diagnosis: Breast Implants ‘Gave Me Cancer’ (NY Times)

DeLauro Statement on Breast Implants Connected to Lymphoma (United States Representative Rosa DeLauro)

Swedish breast implant illness news story: Johanna, 31, varnar andra: “Implantaten gjorde mig jättesjuk”

Danish: Johanna fik opereret brysterne større – aldrig har hun fortrudt noget så meget

Woman reveals danger of implants, horror of lawsuits – silicone poisoning brings on 20 year suit with Dow Chemicals (UB Media Biz)

Conflict of Interest: The FDA & Big Pharma – Does the FDA Work for Big Pharma? (Drug Watch)

Breast prostheses: For a national registry of complications (Dr. José Budo)

Colorado women claim breast implants made them sick (Denver 7 News)

Did breast implants make Valley woman sick? (ABC15 Arizona)

9 Investigates health concerns with silicone breast implants (WFTV9 Orlando, FL)

Brit Boob Implant Cancer Bombshell – Two breast surgery patients die from a ‘bombshell’ cancer linked to implants

Rare cancer reignites debate over breast implants’ safety

Silicone Breast Implants are back – This Time the Issue is Cancer

Sydney mother’s dire warning after breast implants almost ruined her life. (Australia News)

Dr. Robert Whitfield MD, FACS describes breast implant-related illness (The Plastic Surgery Channel)

The Explant Phenomenon (Huffington News)

Former ‘Playboy’ playmates have ‘toxic’ breast implants removed after they make them sick (Inside Edition)

Women say breast implants caused unexplained illness for years (WSB-TV Atlanta, GA)

Why scores of women are having their implants removed (Tucson News, AZ)

More Canadian women having their breast implants removed, surgeons say (CTV News)

2018

Women battling illness after breast implants urge awareness, education (CBS Miami)

The breast implants that may be linked to blood cancer: Linzy was baffled by her symptoms but doctors solved the mystery in time for her to make a full recovery (Daily Mail UK)

South Florida Woman: Breast implants ruined my life (West Palm Beach – WPTV News)

CBS 5 Investigates: Chemist claims breast implants make some women sick (CBS Arizona)

Why Kiwi women are getting their breast implants removed (New Zealand)

I spent the last five years managing my health so my body could cope with these toxic bags’: Why more women are having their breast implants REMOVED following debilitating complications (Daily Mail Australia)

Facing unexplainable symptoms, metro women argue silicone breast implants made them sick (Fox 4 Kansas)

Arkansas women want doctors, FDA to recognize seriousness of ‘Breast Implant Illness’ (THV11 Arkansas)

My breast implants were killing me – how I took my life back (Elephant Journal)

Calls to ban textured breast implants after two die and 23 develop same type of cancer (My Vue News – UK)

Kiwi woman says seven-year illness caused by breast implants (Stuff – New Zealand)

Perth mum Ricci Jess reveals painful truth behind fake boobs (Perth Now – Australia) 

Explants: breast implants removal surgery grows among Perth women (Perth Now – Australia)

My breast implants nearly destroyed my life: how S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt was left in agony following the boob job she craved (Daily Mail UK)

After 17 years with breast implants, Princeton woman leads calls for more education, safety (WFAA 8 ABC – North Texas)

Mount Pleasant woman says breast implants caused serious health problems (4News – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)

Breast Implant Illness: What we don’t know can hurt us (Swaay)

Glamour model who got a boob job at 18 shares her plastic surgery nightmare that destroyed her kidneys and has left her on dialysis (Daily Mail Australia)

Facing health issues, Georgia woman has breast implants removed (Fox5 – Atlanta, Georgia)

Breast Implant Illness: Two metro women say implants caused years of complications (13 WHOtv – Iowa)

Breast Implant Illness: Woman claims implants made her sick (7 WJHG – Panama City Beach, Florida)

Former local 4 reporter says breast implants caused years of chronic fatigue, depression, hair loss (Click On Detroit – Michigan)

Auckland woman ‘s painful lesson about the dangers of breast implants (News Hub – NZ) 

What this yoga teacher learned from her mistake with breast implants (Charlotte Five)

Biocell textured breast implants under scrutiny as women complain of pain (CBC – Canada)

Breast implants reveal problems in tracking device safety (AP News) 

Breast implants study reveals serious safety concerns (The Guardian)

The Implant Files reveal how breast implants linked to rare cancer set off alarm bells (ABC – Australia)

The Implant Files: Faulty breast implants leave women in limbo (Financial Review – Australia) 

Bare dager etter at hun opererte inn silikon i brystet, merket Karin Wenke Osthaug at noe var galt (Aftenpolten – Norway)

Cancer lié aux prothèses mammaires (LAGC) : l’inertie des autorités sanitaires (France Culture)

Temor, burocracia y dolor: hablan tres argentinas damnificadas por implantes mamarios (Perfil – Argentina)

British women are hit by new breast implant cancer scare seven years after PIP scandal as concerns grow over most commonly-used implant banned in France but still allowed in UK (Daily Mail – UK)

Rare form of Blood Cancer Linked to Certain Type of Breast Implants Used by Thousands of Women (People)

Breast Implants May Increase Your Risk of A Rare Type Of Cancer (Women’s Health)

Some medical devices deemed unsafe in other nations still sold in U.S. (NBC News)

Breast-implant-related complications, including cancer, kept secret thanks to broken reporting system (The Star)

My Breast Implants Made Me Sick – and Nobody Believed Me (Cosmopolitan)

Many Women Getting Breast Implants Removed In Light Of Health Concerns (CBS Philly)

Mother, 34, who was left ‘slowly dying’ by her ‘toxic’ C-cup breast implants has them removed after four years of agony (Daily Mail and The Sun)

Richmond woman warns of breast implant illness (K12 – Virginia)

As the Allergan breast implants disaster explodes, isn’t it time women say enough is enough? (Huffington Post – UK)

Allergan’s textured breast implants recalled by French authorities (NBC News)

2019

Thousands of women claim breast implants made them sick (CBS8 – San Diego)

Social media provides space for women to discuss “breast implant illness” (CBS8 – San Diego)

Dream surgery became a nightmare: breast implant illness (2KUTV – Utah)

Jacksonville-area women say their breast implants are poisoning their bodies (CBS47, Fox 30, Action News JAX)

Doctors Launch Task Force Into Breast Implant Illness (NBC5 – Dallas)

NorCal cancer survivor wants breast implants banned in the US (KCRA3 – Sacramento)

Utah woman among thousands who claim breast implants make them sick (abc4 – Salt Lake City)

Las Vegas woman speaking out about Breast Implant Illness (KTNV – Las Vegas)

Local mom issues warning after breast implant nightmare (East Idaho News)

My breast implants were poisoning my body (9News – Brisbane, Australia)

Texas Mother Warns About Breast Implant Dangers (Drug Watch)

Mother, 28, has her double D breast implants removed because the silicone ‘was POISONING her and caused her weight loss, depression, and rashes’ (Daily Mail – Mississippi)

Kannapolis mom believes breast implants made her sick (Fox46 – Charlotte)

Former Detroit traffic reporter claims breast implants caused fatigue, depression, and more (WXYZ – Detroit)

Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review (NY Times)

Breast implants: It’s women vs. industry, as mounting evidence forces FDA to take another look (The Inquirer – Philadelphia)

Model had breast implants removed after she says body began rejecting them (Fox News)

Billboards:

In March 2020, three Breast Implant Illness billboards were organized by a woman who explanted. Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma.