Our BIHS 2020 Health summit was a great success. We brought together some of the most experienced minds in the field to discuss the health-related issues of breast implant illness.

Our discussion was practitioner-driven and we shared experiences of what works and what has not worked to help people heal from implant-related illness. It was an open discussion. Our goal was to have an educational platform to provide practitioners with guidance to help people with breast implant illness and the breast implant health summit of 2020 did just that.

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Practitioners and those with breast implant-related illnesses are welcome to view our On-Demand summit with the link below.

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On-Demand Link

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bihs

2020 RESOURCES

FDA

FDA updated 11/16/21 - What You Need to Know About Breast Implants

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/what-know-about-breast-implants

 

FDA 10/27/21 - FDA Strengthens Safety Requirements and Updates Study Results for Breast Implants

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-strengthens-safety-requirements-and-updates-study-results-breast-implants

 

FDA updated 6/14/21 - Labeling for Approved Breast Implants (SSED)

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/labeling-approved-breast-implants

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FDA 8/20/20 - Medical Device Reports for Systemic Symptoms in Women with Breast Implants
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/medical-device-reports-systemic-symptoms-women-breast-implants

FDA Update 8/20/20 - 7 Things You Should Know About Breast Implants
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=FxX4F5VByDw

FDA Updates Analysis of Medical Device Reports of Breast Implant Illness and Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma | FDA August 20, 2020
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-updates-analysis-medical-device-reports-breast-implant-illness-and-breast-implant-associated

FDA 8/20/20 - Medical Device Reports for Systemic Symptoms in Women with Breast Implants
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/medical-device-reports-systemic-symptoms-women-breast-implants

FDA Update 8/20/20 - 7 Things You Should Know About Breast Implants
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=FxX4F5VByDw

FDA Update 8/20/20 Analysis of Medical Device Reports of Breast Implant Illness and Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma | FDA 
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-updates-analysis-medical-device-reports-breast-implant-illness-and-breast-implant-associated

 

FDA Update 6/29/20 Breast Implants - Certain Labeling Recommendations to Improve Patient Communication Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

https://www.fda.gov/media/131885/download?fbclid=IwAR0h00BK_jJCGMLl7lcj9GxH_zyWgrtQ3Y2PskxIiuxnBCX_3Cn_u_jJhlI

FDA 5/18/20 Warning letter to Allergan and Ideal
https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/allergan-607690-05142020

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FDA 5/14/20 - FDA issues warning letters to two breast implant manufacturers as part of ongoing efforts to protect patients

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-warning-letters-two-breast-implant-manufacturers-part-ongoing-efforts-protect-patients?utm_campaign=051420_PR_FDA%20issues%20warning%20letters%20to%20two%20breast%20implant%20manufacturers&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&fbclid=IwAR3rMoyJDjin_SN-TFguIrSUVCGQF8NH8HdVgRysPFZ4R_9wuzMPTkksm_c

 

FDA 3/18/19 Warning Letter to Mentor and Sientra Manufacturers

https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm633890.htm

FDA 3/25/19 - General and Plastic Devices Panel Meeting Day 1- 8:45 Hours 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZwCQ_aWpc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR33gWzVM9pc4NOkj8L0-gQ6qAsiuvUNLUaEXcOdxUR5hjoDiQIAzjDH6cs

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FDA 3/26/19 - General and Plastic Devices Panel Meeting Day 2- 8:50 Hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLHotHKSIIc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR15m1FXisUMJVsuS841h31Y54MSK2KeeW_jLR8PdGmTAsQO3rdeduv-1Hk  

 

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TESTIMONIES

FDA 3/25/19 - Prof. J.W. Cohen Tervaert 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QwMOoHhPKw

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FDA March 2019 - Danielle Valoras 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8HjbrUEvvA&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2P5fN-OefoUNW30yKyaURB3qMl9upGBkeh6YQAU4AsSUSLOL-r0Inj4Ao

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FDA March 2019 - Terri Diaz 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw-q8YqzSnk&t=5s

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FDA March 2019 - Robyn Towt 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toF4-qPnUco&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3jneGb6JnOaryH0VRjlwcv1Gema_2DQQs5LxnmIKOcNmc8HTVNmy6llFk

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BIA-ALCL 

10/9/21 - 3rd  World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYHSUPUyUJs&t=22567s

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11/6-7/20 - 2nd World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL

https://www.mdanderson.org/education-training/professional-education/cme-conference-management/conferences/world-consensus-conference-on-breast-implant-associated-anaplast.html

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10/5/19 - 1st World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL- 11:55 Hours-Dr. Clemens starts at 1 hr. 15 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxPFayQsjUo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2Yfpz1aBt6k-n-Z79qAufC7rnvq3cjGVTPKbo-P_JObqy408FqFteWsDQ\

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NEWS ARTICLES

2/21/22 - She's the reason Arizona has a law requiring surgeons to warn patients about the dangers of breast implants

Bianca Buono, Katie Wilcox

https://www.12news.com/article/news/health/breast-implants-almost-killed-her-arizona-law-protect-people-like-her/75-a7c9d5fb-0ca4-4438-b133-f710759ce97a

2/1/22 - FDA wants women to understand the risks and benefits related to breast implants

Kelly Bilodeau, Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch

https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/fda-wants-women-to-understand-the-risks-and-benefits-related-to-breast-implants

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6/1/20- Allergan Aesthetics Launches Dedicated Multi-Channel Campaign To Contact Patients Who May Not Be Aware Of The BIOCELL® Recall And To Improve Tracking Information For U.S. Breast Implant Patients

https://news.abbvie.com/news/press-releases/allergan-aesthetics-launches-dedicated-multi-channel-campaign-to-contact-patients-who-may-not-be-aware-biocell-recall-and-to-improve-tracking-information-for-us-breast-implant-patients.htm?_ga=2.117128518.1111950371.1591018652-1147189212.1591018652

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7/3/20 - The Danger of Hormone-mimicking Chemicals in Medical Devices and Meds

Meg Wilcox

https://www.ehn.org/endocrine-disruptors-in-medicine-2646307813.html?fbclid=IwAR0_pzdy3nf85qqUM0uOje3mSW4amJ6WfZKqvFuzHg_j4cFbRU2Yrigh-hU

4/12/20 Do Some Surgical Implants Do More Harm Than Good?

Jerome Groopman

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/20/do-some-surgical-implants-do-more-harm-than-good/amp?fbclid=IwAR2-g0dIjgkBiZAmXFe7sfBrgB-RKwX4wsrQBq_7WMk9A2L2rayEm1pQFwc

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3/25/19 - FDA Kept Hundreds of Thousands of Breast Implant Incidents Hidden From Public

Sasha Chavkin

https://www.icij.org/investigations/implant-files/fda-kept-hundreds-of-thousands-of-breast-implant-incidents-hidden-from-public/?fbclid=IwAR3JeiFOsbOf3A3txOmKTdM-zYuHMXtKffx3SH_4YwfLxGMDIynFEg93G6c

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11/26/18 - Breast Implant Injuries Kept Hidden As New Health Threats Surface 

Sasha Chavkin

https://www.icij.org/investigations/implant-files/breast-implant-injuries-kept-hidden-as-new-health-threats-surface/?fbclid=IwAR0qvR4n3fcCA1dMRAtL6i_GNGuMWuCwDd_NE33dMNojF7unWAd2BdsYsZI

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PUBLICATIONS & STUDIES

9/7/21 - Outcomes of Implant Removal and Capsulectomy for Breast Implant Illness in 248 Patients

Jacob Y Katsnelson, Joseph R Spaniol, Joshua C Buinewicz, Frederick V Ramsey, Brian R Buinewicz 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34513545/

 

3/21/21 - Autoimmune dysautonomia in women with silicone breast implants

Gilad Halpert, Abdulla Watad, Avishai M.Tsur, Arad Dotan, Hector Enrique Quiros-Lim, Harald Heidecke, Boris Gilburd, Josef Haik, Yair Levy, Miri Blank, Howard Amital, Yehuda Shoenfeld

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0896841121000391?fbclid=IwAR3wGmmZDJTjzKSCYS68gsHp23DNXnSykvuH68KGT6KAbMvI1O9GxzFXzNA

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5/29/20 - Bilateral breast implant-associated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL): A case report

Patrick P. Bletsis, Laura E. Janssen, Otto Visser, Saskia R. Offerman, Michiel A. Tellier, Laurens Laterveer, and Peter Houptb

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267678/?fbclid=IwAR0jotgUVyOUAinrxetQ3qjdkJ_U70DSv-NyIOo38EvORwcG4oo4FbID8RI

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4/15/20 - Interleukin 17 and senescent cells regulate the foreign body response to synthetic material implants in mice and humans

Liam Chung, David R. Maestas Jr., Andriana Lebid, Ashlie Mageau, Gedge D. Rosson, Xinqun Wu1, Matthew T. Wolf, Ada J. Tam, Isabel Vanderzee, Xiaokun Wang, James I. Andorko, Hong Zhang, Radhika Narain, Kaitlyn Sadtler, Hongni Fan, Daniela Čiháková, Claude Jourdan Le Saux, Franck Housseau, Drew M. Pardoll, and ProfileJennifer H. Elisseeff

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32295900/

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1/11/20 - 21-year-old silicone breast implants causing recurrent pneumonia, chest pain and coughing

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120300150

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9/13/18 - Largest-Ever Study Shows Silicone Breast Implants Associated with Rare Diseases

https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/largest-ever-study-shows-silicone-breast-implants-associated-with-rare-diseases.h00-159227301.html

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2017-2020 - 20 Publications with various topics involving breast implants

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yara_Bachour

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5/2017 - Autoinflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA) Syndrome is Misguided

Arthur E. Brawer, M.D.

https://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/journal/2017-05/autoinflammatory-syndrome-induced-adjuvants-asia-syndrome-misguided

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4/28/14 - Five-year Safety Data for Eurosilicone’s Round and Anatomical Silicone Gel Breast Implants

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266683098_Five-year_Safety_Data_for_Eurosilicone%27s_Round_and_Anatomical_Silicone_Gel_Breast_Implants

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4/20/08 - FOREIGN BODY REACTION TO BIOMATERIALS

James M. Anderson,  Analiza Rodriquez, David T. Chang

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2327202/

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1996 - Laboratory Studies in Breast Implant Patients: ANA Positivity, Gammaglobulin Levels, and Other Autoantibodies

R. I. Lewy, E. Ezrailson

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-85226-8_36

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2/1/89 - Silicone in the liver: possible late effects.

J Hunt, M J Farthing, L R Baker, P R Crocker, D A Levison

https://gut.bmj.com/content/30/2/239

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Dr. Kappel and Dr. Dijkman

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2/9/16 - Gel Bleed and Rupture of Silicone Breast Implants Investigated by Light-, Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis of Internal Organs and Nervous Tissue

R.M. Kappel, L.L. Boer, and H. Dijkman

https://www.clinmedjournals.org/articles/cmrcr/clinical-medical-reviews-and-case-reports-cmrcr-3-087.pdf

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Dr. Dijkman

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9/20/21- Assessment of Silicone Particle Migration Among Women Undergoing Removal or Revision of Silicone Breast Implants in the Netherlands

Henry B. P. M. Dijkman, PhD1; Inca Slaats, BSc1,2; Peter Bult, PhD, MD2

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34542618/

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Dr. Lu-Jean Feng

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7/2020 - Understanding Breast Implant Illness, Before and After Explantation

Wee, Corinne E. MD; Younis, Joseph BS; Isbester, Kelsey BS; Smith, Arvin BS; Wangler, Brooke; Sarode, Anuja L. MPHb; Patil, Nirav MBBS, MPH; Grunzweig, Katherine MD; Boas, Samuel BS; Harvey, Donald J. MD; Kumar, Anand R. MD; Feng, Lu-Jean MD

https://journals.lww.com/annalsplasticsurgery/fulltext/2020/07001/understanding_breast_implant_illness,_before_and.19.aspx

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VIDEOS AND MEDIA

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3/25/19 FDA panel hears from women who say breast implants aren't safe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNnC4sDskk

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11/14/19 - Breast Implant Illness Awareness 4k Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcrRw3s5Nf0&fbclid=IwAR3TJFhp4JrmoyYtFfUYycXX8hEIfRcVTAbnSv1BJYXZKoOX4yq3NdNrPXE&app=desktop

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11/15/19 - Breast Implant Illness Awareness 4K Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjODrqRzmZA

 

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PODCASTS & LIVES

 

Wendy Myers

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Dr. Kevin Kelly with Wendy Myers: Detect Breast Cancer Sooner than Mammograms with Sonocine with Dr. Kevin Kelly

https://myersdetox.com/152-detect-breast-cancer-sooner-than-mammograms-with-sonocine-with-dr-kevin-kelly/

 

Dr. Khan & Dr. Shafiq

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4/28/20 - HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - Cardiologist links to Breast Implant Illness - BII - Facebook Q/A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQTm8Xq2WOQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1MlhOyjZSXxt4QWy1BvlepaHWJogFLE91zcmsfAX7ToTRy0Gc-aFxVZ0c