{"id":68552,"date":"2021-06-10T15:13:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T19:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=68552"},"modified":"2021-06-10T15:16:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T19:16:16","slug":"68552","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=68552","title":{"rendered":"Finally, a plastic surgeon speaks out about the dangers of Breast Implant Illness."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Celeb plastic surgeon breaks ranks, says \u2018breast implant illness\u2019 is real<\/h1>\n<p>By Hannah Sparks<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"348\" width=\"618\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4137224153001\/6aIMRO3kiI_default\/index.html?videoId=6258073324001\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An \u201cinfluencer\u201d surgeon with millions of followers on social media is calling out the medical community over what he views as painful myths about breast implants.<\/p>\n<p>For some, having their chest augmented is a dream come true. For others, that dream slowly becomes a nightmare \u2014 in the form of a mysterious sickness dubbed \u201cbreast implant illness\u201d (BII).<\/p>\n<p>Now, Dr. Anthony Youn, a Detroit-based plastic surgeon of 17 years with a following of 4.6 million on TikTok, is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CP4mGi7ADzq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=610f07ee-6315-4539-a583-96d11f7a6d66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">making his stance known<\/a>\u00a0in the contentious debate over an illness that some doctors say doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram \u201creel\u201d shared on Tuesday night, Youn held a silicone implant in one hand while pointing to the various symptoms that \u201cBre*st Implants cause,\u201d written in text over the video: \u201cNot in everyone, but in some. BII is real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout my training, I was told it [breast implant illness] was hogwash \u2014 and that\u2019s what I believed,\u201d Dr. Youn told The Post, noting that his \u201cmost common procedure is breast implants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He had always been \u201ctaught they were safe,\u201d but later, he heard about lawsuits as well as websites and social media groups of women sharing their stories and autoimmune symptoms following breast augmentation.<\/p>\n<p>For those who suffer from BII, symptoms may not appear for months after surgery and tend to reveal themselves slowly when they do. Pain, inflammation, skin rashes, hair loss, brain fog, joint aches, digestive issues and fatigue are all symptoms commonly reported by those who believe they are experiencing BII.<\/p>\n<p>Many doctors have said \u2014 despite desperate pleas from sick patients \u2014 that BII is not real and that their symptoms must stem from issues unrelated to their implants. Refusing to suffer in silence, online forums, such as the private\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Healingbreastimplantillness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook group for HealingBreastImplantIllness.com<\/a>\u00a0that boasts nearly 145,000 members, have formed to support those who believe they have BII.<\/p>\n<p>When he discovered those speaking of symptoms online, he was becoming more interested in holistic medicine and \u201cquestioning his training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Youn is breaking ranks with the medical establishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreast implants can cause a constellation of symptoms in some women, called BII,\u201d he explained in the video. \u201cYes, I believe it\u2019s REAL. But I also believe that most women do just fine with implants. But definitely not all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CP4mGi7ADzq\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=13&amp;wp=536&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com&amp;rp=%2F2021%2F06%2F09%2Fceleb-plastic-surgeon-says-breast-implant-illness-is-real%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3292.60000000149%7D\" height=\"1227\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The condition is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/07\/22\/breast-implants-should-come-with-illness-warning-plastic-surgeon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not technically medically recognized<\/a>\u00a0as no studies have firmly concluded that the procedure and materials used for implants could prompt illness, leading to a stigma that suggested these patients made it up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlastic surgery literature is not supportive of the notion of breast implant illness,\u201d he told The Post. He said \u201cmost\u201d of the research in early studies were \u201cdone by implant device companies and plastic surgeons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the credit of our [plastic surgeon] societies, this has been a hot topic during the last few years,\u201d he said, though there are still those who \u201cstill believe it\u2019s a psychiatric condition,\u201d suggesting that patients\u00a0who complain of these symptoms are seen as \u201ccrazy.\u201d One of his patients told him that another doctor \u201ctold me the see a psychiatrist\u201d when she shared her symptoms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-related alignright\">\n<div id=\"more-on\" class=\"module--see-also box module inline related desktop\">\n<div class=\"module-title inline\">\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"module-wrapper \">\n<article class=\"story-photo-box  oversize-headline\"><a class=\"story-thumbnail-wrapper\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/12\/17\/why-this-bikini-model-had-her-breast-implants-removed\/\"><picture class=\"story-thumbnail\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/171218-sia-cooper-featured.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231&amp;h=154&amp;crop=1 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 640px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/171218-sia-cooper-featured.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231&amp;h=154&amp;crop=1 1x\" data-sizes=\"\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/171218-sia-cooper-featured.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=94&amp;h=62&amp;crop=1 1x\" media=\"(max-width: 639px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/171218-sia-cooper-featured.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=94&amp;h=62&amp;crop=1 1x\" data-sizes=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"headline-container\">\n<h3 class=\"postid-13298340 headline\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nevertheless, many patients have opted to go under the knife again and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/12\/17\/why-this-bikini-model-had-her-breast-implants-removed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have their implants removed<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 an \u201cexplant\u201d \u2014 as a result of the illness that left them\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/03\/20\/how-breast-implants-have-destroyed-womens-health-it-felt-like-i-was-poisoned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feeling \u201cpoisoned.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA vast majority of my patients tolerate breast implants just fine,\u201d he told The Post. No official diagnosis of breast implant illness can be given, but patients who have ruled out all other possibilities of cause of their symptoms with their primary care physician and specialists or those who simply wish not to have their implants any longer can seek out an explant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour body, your choice,\u201d said Dr. Youn.<\/p>\n<p>Youn\u2019s followers are thanking him for bringing more awareness to the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so sick,\u201d wrote one viewer. \u201cBII nearly killed me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for being so REAL,\u201d another added. \u201cI\u2019ve had many friends get theirs taken out because of symptoms like these, and their original plastic surgeons comment that it\u2019s probably not from the implants (even if they\u2019ve had a full workup to rule out everything else).\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-related alignleft\">\n<div id=\"more-on\" class=\"module--see-also box module inline related desktop\">\n<div class=\"module-title inline\">\n<h4>SEE ALSO<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"module-wrapper \">\n<article class=\"story-photo-box  oversize-headline\"><a class=\"story-thumbnail-wrapper\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/03\/20\/how-breast-implants-have-destroyed-womens-health-it-felt-like-i-was-poisoned\/\"><picture class=\"story-thumbnail\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/breast-implants-1a.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231&amp;h=154&amp;crop=1 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 640px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/breast-implants-1a.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231&amp;h=154&amp;crop=1 1x\" data-sizes=\"\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/breast-implants-1a.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=94&amp;h=62&amp;crop=1 1x\" media=\"(max-width: 639px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/breast-implants-1a.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=94&amp;h=62&amp;crop=1 1x\" data-sizes=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"headline-container\">\n<h3 class=\"postid-13611811 headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/03\/20\/how-breast-implants-have-destroyed-womens-health-it-felt-like-i-was-poisoned\/\">How breast implants have destroyed<br \/>\nwomen\u2019s health: \u2018It felt like I was poisoned\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Healingbreastimplantillness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thousands have come forward<\/a>\u00a0with these inexplicable symptoms,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/03\/20\/breast-implants-under-federal-review-after-reported-illnesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Food and Drug Administration in 2019 issued a broad statement<\/a>\u00a0to medical device manufacturers that produce implants, urging that more thorough research be done on their products.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-updates-analysis-medical-device-reports-breast-implant-illness-and-breast-implant-associated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FDA made an update<\/a>\u00a0to their analysis of breast implant devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the FDA doesn\u2019t have definitive evidence demonstrating breast implants cause these symptoms, the current evidence supports that some patients experience systemic symptoms that may resolve when their breast implants are removed. The FDA is committed to communicating information the agency receives about systemic symptoms reported by patients with breast implants,\u201d the agency wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Despite breast augmentation being the most popular cosmetic procedure \u2014 about 400,000 per year in the US \u2014 \u201cso many women don\u2019t know about it [BII],\u201d Dr. Youn told The Post. He also said some of his patients have been \u201cshocked\u201d to learn about BII in his office. \u201cAwareness is so important,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Youn now uses his social platform to address the risks associated with breast implants and other cosmetic procedures. \u201cYou try to do right by your patients,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/09\/celeb-plastic-surgeon-says-breast-implant-illness-is-real\/\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/09\/celeb-plastic-surgeon-says-breast-implant-illness-is-real\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celeb plastic surgeon breaks ranks, says \u2018breast implant illness\u2019 is real By Hannah Sparks New York Post An \u201cinfluencer\u201d surgeon with millions of followers on social media is calling out the medical community over what he views as painful myths &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=68552\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68552\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}