5th World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL | April 20, 2024 | Rome, Italy The Breast Implant Safety Alliance (BISA Nonprofit) has a summary page of key points from the conference. 5th World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL: Recap and Major Takeaways
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Breast Implant Illness Summit 2024
The Ripple Effect – Owning my Disability Story and Advocating for Justice I was honored to be a speaker at the Breast Implant Illness Summit 2024 sharing my story of healing and hope to empower other women, their medical teams, and their families. I’m often told that I’m not ‘disabled’ because I’m not incapable, incompetent, […]
Textured Breast Implant Recall
If you have textured breast implants, the Allergan and McGhan textured breast implant recall can be alarming. Do not panic, but educate yourself. Both saline and silicone TEXTURED breast implants were recalled for their association with Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). If you do not know what type of implants you have, […]
BII is not JUST about the Breast Implants
Registered Nurse and Breast Implant Illness Survivor, Sarah Phillipe, shares in her YouTube video how BII is not JUST about the breast implants! Sarah Phillipe, of Reversing Breast Implant Illness, shares how breast implants are a contributing factor to Breast Implant Illness (BII). As Sarah explains, however, breast implants are not likely the one and […]
Choosing a Board-Certified Surgeon
Whether you are having a mastectomy, reconstruction, breast implants for any reason, or explant surgery, choosing a board-certified surgeon carefully can impact the rest of your life. The decision to have surgery is emotional, physical, and financial. Before deciding on which surgeon to entrust with your body, do your homework, ask questions, and take your […]
Removing the Entire Breast Implant Capsule
Breast implant removal is commonly called ‘explanting the implant’, or explant for short. In the video below, Dr. Ergun Kocak (left) and Dr. Pankaj Tiwari (right), from Midwest Breast and Aesthetic Surgery, discuss the importance of removing the entire breast implant capsule during explant surgery. The doctors discuss the formation of biofilms, or as Dr. […]
FDA Testimony on Breast Implant Illness
The following video on YouTube is testimony to the FDA by Dr. H Jae Chun, MD. Dr. Chun explains why he has chosen to focus his plastic surgery practice on explant breast implants. He shares his views on the conflicting information presented to sufferers of Breast Implant Illness (BII). If you have saline OR silicone […]
Types of Breast Explant Surgery
Know your EXPLANT TERMS! Your recovery depends upon choosing the correct type of explant surgery and a skilled, licensed surgeon with experience. If you have any symptoms of Breast Implant Illness (BII), your health could actually get worse if you choose the wrong surgeon and wrong type of surgery. For Breast Implant Illness sufferers, the […]