A local CBS affiliate news anchor this week shared important personal health news with viewers, revealing on air that she has breast implant illness. Approximately 40,000 women opt to have their breast implants removed yearly as a result of breast implant illness. It can affect people with any type of breast implant, including silicone gel-filled, saline-filled, smooth surface, textured surface, round, or teardrop-shaped, according to BreastCancer.org. Sider noted that one in every eight women fights breast cancer at some point in their lives. She explained that breast implant illness can entail several symptoms, which typically can follow breast reconstruction or augmentation with breast implants.

Source: CNN January 10, 2024 01:43 UTC