Patient-reported systemic symptoms in women with silicone breast implants: a descriptive cohort study.

Karlinde Amber SpitMiranda ScharffChristel Jm de BlokFrank B NiessenYara BachourPrabath W B Nanayakkara

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Most women with SBI who developed systemic symptoms experienced improvement after explantation, especially when removed within 10 years after implantation. Early recognition of the pattern of systemic symptoms in women with SBI is important and implant removal should be considered.

Keyphrases

patient reported
sleep quality
soft tissue
physical activity
depressive symptoms
drug induced