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ArticleGMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW2024

Results of a patient survey using an online questionnaire after implant removal for breast implant illness.

Ursula Tanzella, Klaus Ueberreiter, Lola Fanny Krapohl, Armin Bell, Björn Dirk Krapohl

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Article in GMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Ursula TanzellaPark-Klinik Birkenwerder, Birkenwerder, Germany.
Klaus UeberreiterPark-Klinik Birkenwerder, Birkenwerder, Germany.
Lola Fanny KrapohlUniversity of Leipzig, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig, Germany.
Armin BellPark-Klinik Birkenwerder, Birkenwerder, Germany.
Björn Dirk KrapohlDepartment of Dento-maxillofacial, Reconstructive, and Plastic Surgery, Carl-Thiem Klinikum, Cottbus, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of silicone breast implants has a history of over 60 years. In recent years, specific health issues among implant wearers have repeatedly come into focus. The term "breast implant illness" has been circulating in scientific literature and on social media for several years. It describes a cluster of up to 60 different symptoms. The present results of an online survey conducted within a clinic's patient population of the last 8 years show, among other things, the evolution of 8 reported symptoms before and after breast implant removal. In the comparison before and after, there is a significant reduction in the intensity of symptoms after implant removal. A causal relationship with the removal of the implants is to be presumed.

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breast implant illnesscapsular fibrosissilicone implants

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PMID38654894
PMCPMC11036085

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