Silicone illness - Breast implant illness and ALCL: a rare type of non-hodkin lymphoma
Some women who have undergone breast surgery experience symptoms/side effects from their prostheses, this is called Brast Implant Illness or silicone sickness. At the moment, this is not an official diagnosis, but may be referred to as an autoimmune/inflammatory disease caused by various substances. Those who report BII often describe a variety of symptoms such as chest pain, chills, chronic pain, headaches and unexplained fatigue.
In such cases, the prostheses can be removed with or without the entire capsule (depending on the thickness), and at the same time replaced with fat from your own body.
Some people want to remove their dentures as they feel that "the dentures have done their job, or that they are done with them".
Other reasons for implant removal are ALCL, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. ALCL is a very rare condition that is associated with implants. There is currently too little reliable information regarding the cause and relationship to the different types of implants.
See info about: Breast prosthesis removal - EXPLANT
See info about: Breast Implant Conversion (prosthesis to fat).
See info about: Our post in Aftenposten about ALCL
Extract from our KK interview
https://www.kk.no/helse/janelica-fjernet-silikonbrystene/72751045
Reminiscent of rheumatism and connective tissue diseases
- Amin Kalaaji, head of the Norwegian Association for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and senior consultant at Oslo Plastic Surgery, has himself experienced that women want to remove breast implants because they believe they have Breast Implant Illness.
- The challenge is that patients report so many different diffuse symptoms, ranging from lethargy and headaches to infections, hair loss and forgetfulness. Some of these symptoms are reminiscent of rheumatism and connective tissue diseases," he says.
- The dilemma for doctors is that we can't deny that these are facts, even if we don't see a direct connection with the implants. If the woman is convinced that the symptoms are due to the implants, she has the right to have them removed, but we can't give any guarantee that it will help.
- Implant-to-fat (conversion) is a good option for complicated breast implant cases, with good long-term results and excellent patient satisfaction. Here, the implant is removed and fat is inserted to fill in the space left after removal. This gives a natural fullness and feel, and is a growing trend among those who don't want their implants but still don't want to go all the way back to their pre-prosthetic size.
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