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News Articles: breast implant illness

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Studies Show Breast Implants Make Women Sick, But Industry Wants More Proof

Robyn Towt with the Breast Implant Safety Alliance says both silicone and saline implants have been causing systemic illness in women for decades. An Atlanta-based plastic surgeon is conducting a clinical trial to find root causes of what is called "breast implant illness."

October 13, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A breast implant held in a hand

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FDA Issues 'Strongest' Black Box Warning For Breast Implants

An Atlanta plastic surgeon is recruiting patients to study the impact of breast implants. This comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues its strongest warning yet for all breast implant products. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.  

October 05, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Lauren Caccavone and her husband, Augie, at Northside Hospital after her Nov. 19, 2018, surgery to remove her breast implant.

Breast Implants Recalled After FDA Links To Rare Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced a voluntary recall for textured breast implants that have been connected to rare cancer....

July 26, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Lauren Caccavone (left) and Jennifer Butler are two women of many who say breast implants caused systemic and mysterious illnesses.

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Illness Caused By Breast Implants, Georgia Women, Plastic Surgeons Tell FDA

Jennifer Butler lost part of her right breast after she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma. She was 22. A year later, she got silicone breast...

March 15, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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