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Health symptoms and cosmetic silicone breast implants: A retrospective cohort study
Lieffering,A.S. Ramerman,L. Hommes,J.E. Rakhorst,H.A. Mureau,M.A.M. Van der Hulst,R.R.W.J. Verheij,R.A.
Lieffering,A.S.
Ramerman,L.
Hommes,J.E.
Rakhorst,H.A.
Mureau,M.A.M.
Van der Hulst,R.R.W.J.
Verheij,R.A.
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Background There has been a growing concern about a possible causal relationship between silicone breast implants (SBIs) and health symptoms, referred to as breast implant illness. This study assessed the association between SBIs for cosmetic augmentation and health symptoms. Methods This retrospective cohort study used the data from the Dutch Breast Implant Registry and Nivel Primary Care Database. A total of 688 women with cosmetic SBIs were age-matched with 1301 women without SBIs. The occurrence of 13 health symptoms presented in general practice was assessed 1 year before implantation until 3 years after implantation. Comparisons were made regarding the number of symptoms and general practice consultations, before and after implantation and between the two groups. Results Women with SBIs were more likely to experience three or more distinct health symptoms and a combination of multiple symptoms with multiple consultations during follow-up than women without SBIs (adjusted OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.96;
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2024
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breast implants, cosmetic breast augmentaton, breast implant illness, primary health care
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Lieffering, A S, Ramerman, L, Hommes, J E, Rakhorst, H A, Mureau, M A M, Van der Hulst, R R W J & Verheij, R A 2024, 'Health symptoms and cosmetic silicone breast implants : A retrospective cohort study', Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - JPRAS, vol. 99, pp. 506-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2024.10.026