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Explant from a New Perspective
My name is Terri Diaz, I am the co-founder of GPAC, Administrator and Founder of the Breast Implant Illness Florida Support Group with...

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Feb 11, 20224 min read


News Reporter Devin Scillian: How a friend's story inspired focus on breast implant illness.
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Feb 10, 20221 min read


Thousands of suspected injuries tied to breast implants revealed in manufacturer data dump
Patient advocate, surgeon say revelations have shaken their trust in manufacturers, Canada's reporting system January 13, 2022...

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Jan 13, 20221 min read


Arizona Medical Boards Issue AZ Legislation for Breast Implant Informed Consent Checklist
IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!! Yesterday, in the state of Arizona, every physician with a medical license received an email about our legislation for...
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Dec 21, 20211 min read


"Explant" The Documentary
#Explant is coming to @paramountplus in the U.S.! A film by Jeremy Simmons, produced by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, and Executive...

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Dec 10, 20211 min read


Do you know what the Breast Implant Health Summit is all about?
BIHS- Breast Implant Health Summit is a practitioner-driven discussion to share experiences of what works and what has not worked to help...

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Dec 2, 20211 min read


U.S. Food and Drug Administration consumer update What to Know About Breast Implants
Updated November 16, 2021 Have questions about breast implants? The FDA has a page on their website dedicated to knowing the risks about ...

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Nov 17, 20211 min read


Dr. Henry Dijkman discusses silicone migration in all breast implants (silicone and saline)
Assessment of Silicone Particle Migration Among Women Undergoing Removal or Revision of Silicone Breast Implants in the Netherlands |...
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Nov 14, 20211 min read


The 30 Year Fight for Breast Implant Safety | ICIJ 2019
How did we get here? In the words of Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President of the National Center for Health Research, "there were loopholes...
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Nov 13, 20211 min read


GPAC and ASPS Annual Meeting 2021 | Atlanta, GA
GPAC Global Patient Advocacy Coalition has made some incredibly productive advances in our efforts to provide patients with information...
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Nov 7, 20212 min read


Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Breast Implant Capsules
Annals of Plastic Surgery | March 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29659713/ Breast augmentation and reconstruction utilizing...
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Oct 22, 20211 min read


Breast Implant Health Summit interview with Dr. Buinewicz
Study: Outcomes of Implant Removal and Capsulectomy for Breast Implant Illness in 248 Patients | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery...
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Oct 15, 20211 min read


Going Flat and Explant Surgery | Survivingbreastcancer.org
This is such great awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer patients connecting with each other and empowering each...
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Oct 8, 20211 min read


International FLAT Day - October 7
International FLAT Day was created in 2017 as a day for the FLAT community to unite, organize, spread breast reconstruction awareness,...
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Oct 7, 20211 min read


Tumor Remnant After Silicone Implant En Bloc Capsulectomy: The Magnetic Resonance Role
Dr. Eduardo Fleury | September 28, 2021 "Magnetic Resonance (MRI) for surgical programming allows assessing implant integrity, measuring...
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Oct 2, 20211 min read


International Flat Day - October 7
MamaMia | October 1, 2021 "After a preventative mastectomy, I was convinced to get implants. Here's why I had them removed." ~Robyn...
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Oct 2, 20211 min read


JAMA Network | September 20, 2021
Assessment of Silicone Particle Migration Among Women Undergoing Removal or Revision of Silicone Breast Implants in the Netherlands Henry...
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Sep 25, 20212 min read


When the leadership of an organization is this incredibly dismissive, how can they be trusted?
September 14, 2021 "This joint discussion by an all-male panel of plastic surgeons is in direct response to an “influencer’s” video...

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Sep 14, 20211 min read


BIA-ALCL Diagnosis 6 Years after Breast Implant Removal Annals of Plastic Surgery | July 2021
This case report emphasizes the high degree of suspicion that is required in late seroma cases involving textured breast implants or a...
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Sep 2, 20211 min read


Is the FDA Failing Women? | AMA Journal of Ethics September 2021
Peer reviewed article by Madris Kinard, MBA and Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc, highlighting how the FDA could more effectively ensure safety...
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Sep 2, 20211 min read
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