Explantation of Silicone Breast Implants Ameliorates Gel Bleed Related Health Complaints in Women with Breast Implant Illness

Abstract

In a retrospective study, women with silicone breast implants, who consulted plastic surgeons for a variety of reasons, were requested to fill out a questionnaire, which was aimed at an evaluation of health complaints. In total, 101 questionnaires of the women with silicone breast implants and 34 questionnaires filled out by female hospital workers without breast implants, who served as a reference group, were evaluated. The women with silicone breast implants comprised 39 women who retained their silicone breast implants and 62 women who had explantation surgery.

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