Breast Implant Illness: Current Knowledge on Potential Etiology, Evaluation, and Patient Management

Breast implant illness, also known as systemic symptoms associated with breast implants, is often used to describe various systemic symptoms that some patients attribute to their breast implants. Published research is reviewed with an emphasis on deciphering valid clinical studies from anecdotal reports and case series. Potential etiologies in the literature are discussed. Proper evaluation of patients is recommended to rule out a diagnosable medical diagnosis. Explantation may reduce systemic symptoms in some patients potentially based on neuropsychiatric factors.