Cases of 'breast implant illness' causing a spike in the number of women seeking removal surgery
Researchers say the condition is not medically recognised but needs further investigation as the numbers having procedures to remove implants grows.
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00:00Weight gain, hormonal changes, anxiety, suicidal thoughts which are really bizarre.
00:25I know that I've done the right thing because I feel incredible now.
00:38I've been removing breast implants now for say five or six years with people that come
00:42in who feel that they're unwell and probably about 80% of them will come back in six months
00:48and say they feel a lot better.
00:50Any woman with an implant needs to be checked regularly and by regularly I mean every year.