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, […]
Considering Legal Action
Know Your Breast Implant Type and Manufacturer I strongly recommend going back to your doctor to find out the information about your implants NOW. You should have been given the Medical Device Registration Card at surgery. Do NOT assume that the manufacturer also received this information or will contact you if there is a recall. […]
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 […]
Breast Implant Illness Symptoms
Breast Implant Illness symptoms can be confusing and difficult to diagnose. This list compiled from patients and doctors can help track your own health concerns.
Breast Reconstruction Options After Mastectomy
Dr. Ergun Kocak and Dr. Pankaj Tiwari, of Midwest Breast and Aesthetic Sugery in Columbus, Ohio, discuss breast reconstruction options after mastectomy. Drs. Kocak and Tiwari, my explant surgeons, share three breast reconstruction options. Flat closure, without reconstruction at the time, is detailed in a separate webinar by Dr. Tiwari. The second breast reconstruction option […]
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 […]