Thousands of women say their breast implants are making them ill but experts can't agree whether breast implant illness is real.
What is breast implant illness?Symptoms reported by those who say they have the illness - mainly related to the immune system - are broad.
"If you feel better, I'll believe you but I have to say it's in your head it's not in your breasts," says plastic surgeon Graeme Perks. Further research is being made a priority in countries including Australia and the USA where scientists say BII is a form of autoimmune disease - a condition where your immune system mistakenly attacks your body.
The Food and Drug Association, which is the drugs regulator in the US, has recently called for warnings about the risks associated with breast implants to be put on packaging containing the implants. It also acknowledges women do have"symptoms that may resolve when their breast implants are removed.
She's calling for women to be told about the risks of BII before they sign a consent form to go ahead with breast implants.The UK healthcare regulator, the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says: 'We will always investigate where there are safety concerns raised about a medical device. We continue to work with European and international regulators, breast implant registries and experts to monitor issues and will take appropriate safety action where necessary.
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