Hello, I have had a variety of symptoms over a course of a few years . I have had my silicone implants for over 12+. i have had symptoms such as allergies, dry itchy eyes, GI issues, heart palp,bleeding gums, heart racing, hormonal changes, neck pain.. My test come back normal, We found that i had low iron due to heavy periods but have since started to come up. Can low iron be a sign of silcone toxicty? or rupture or BII?
January 15, 2024
Answer: Silent silicone rupture Dear Blking5098, I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment, it would be difficult to determine what is wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment or ask for a second opinion. Only after a thorough examination, you can get proper recommendations and advice. Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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January 15, 2024
Answer: Silent silicone rupture Dear Blking5098, I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment, it would be difficult to determine what is wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment or ask for a second opinion. Only after a thorough examination, you can get proper recommendations and advice. Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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January 12, 2024
Answer: Ruptured Silicone gel implants don't cause human disease BII, now known as Systemic Symptoms from Breast Implants (SSBI), is not a disease; its variability in presentation, with no known mechanism of action, prevent the International Congress of Medicine from giving it a classification in the manual for disease classification ICD-11. Like everyone else who thinks their implants are causing symptoms despite normal medical tests, you've been gaslighted by activist whose sole purpose is to get women to remove their implants. Strict prospective trials have shown that it's not: silicone, heavy metals, bacteria, endotoxins, or abnormal immune chemicals (interleukins). Further, the same material in breast implants are also in other chronic indwelling devices with no such issue: testicular implants, facial implants, finger joint implants, internal shunts, or catheters. Your low iron is probably due to heavy menstrual cycles. But what it definitely is not due to is your breast implants.
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January 12, 2024
Answer: Ruptured Silicone gel implants don't cause human disease BII, now known as Systemic Symptoms from Breast Implants (SSBI), is not a disease; its variability in presentation, with no known mechanism of action, prevent the International Congress of Medicine from giving it a classification in the manual for disease classification ICD-11. Like everyone else who thinks their implants are causing symptoms despite normal medical tests, you've been gaslighted by activist whose sole purpose is to get women to remove their implants. Strict prospective trials have shown that it's not: silicone, heavy metals, bacteria, endotoxins, or abnormal immune chemicals (interleukins). Further, the same material in breast implants are also in other chronic indwelling devices with no such issue: testicular implants, facial implants, finger joint implants, internal shunts, or catheters. Your low iron is probably due to heavy menstrual cycles. But what it definitely is not due to is your breast implants.
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