ReviewGland surgery2021
Breast implant illness: a topic in review.
Review in Gland surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comprehensive Systematic Review of Breast Implant Illness: Symptoms, Management, and Long-Term Outcomes.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Capsulectomy Following Breast Implant Removal: Evidence-Based Indications and a Framework for Clinical Decision-Making.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Review
- Silicone Breast Implants as a Model System for Understanding Polymer Permeation in Soft Materials In Vivo.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Serum tryptase and IgE before and after explantation in women with breast implant illness.JPRAS open · 2026Article
- Scarless LICAP Flap Harvest Through Wise Pattern Incision for Breast Volume Restoration After Explantation: Retrospective Series of 10 Patients.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Comments on "From Hashtags to Health Narratives: A Content Analysis of Breast Implant Illness on TikTok".Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Hot Topics in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Safety and Performance of Postmarketing Breast Implants: An Integrated Review with Technovigilance Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Truth or Myth: Is Breast Implant Illness Really an Illness?Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Silicone Lymphadenopathy in Women with Breast Implants: A single-center retrospective study.JPRAS open · 2025Article
- The Occurrence of Health Symptoms in General Practice Before and After the Explantation of Cosmetic Breast Implants.Aesthetic surgery journal · 2025Article
- Recognizing and Managing Breast Implant Complications: A Review for Healthcare Providers Who Treat Women Who Underwent Breast Implant-Based Surgery.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
- Clinical outcomes of breast reconstruction using omental flaps: A systematic review.JPRAS open · 2024Review
- Oxylipins in Breast Implant-Associated Systemic Symptoms.Aesthetic surgery journal · 2024Article
- Connective Tissue and Autoimmune Diseases Associated With Postsurgical Breast Augmentation: An Updated Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Breast Implant Silicones and B Cell-Mediated Immune Responses: A Systematic Review of Literature.JPRAS open · 2024Article
- Ultrasound versus MRI for evaluation of silicone leakage from silicone breast implants.Heliyon · 2024Article
- The "Octopus Head" Dermoglandular Flap: A Novel Technique for Breast Tissue Rearranging after Implant Removal.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Contextualizing the Impact of Pop Culture on Breast Implant Illness and its Medical Relevance.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Consulting the Digital Doctor: Google Versus ChatGPT as Sources of Information on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Breast Implant Illness.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Recently, the term breast implant illness has become popularized in social media to describe a constellation of symptoms which have been attributed to a patient's breast implants. These symptoms include fatigue, chest pain, hair loss, headaches, chills, photosensitivity, rash, and chronic pain amongst others. While physicians aim to treat these physical symptoms, currently the evidence supports the safety of silicone breast implants. This article entitled "Breast implant illness: a topic in review" presents an up-to-date review focusing on the safety of silicone breast implants. Patients retain the right to decide to keep or remove their breast implants and for those who choose to pursue explantation, they should be advised to seek the care of a board-certified plastic surgeon. As a scientific community is our duty to continue to conduct well-designed scientific studies to gain more insight into the safety of breast implants as it related to cancer detection, autoimmune disease, and other health concerns to improve patient safety, awareness, and education. This review article aims to delineate both the content and timing of all research and evidence as it pertains to the newly coined phrase "breast implant illness". The authors of this study support that currently there have not been any concrete or evidence-based studies which support the formation of a new syndrome "silicone implant illness".
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