Breast Implants and Health Risks

 

“America’s health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.” – Walter Cronkite

 

Life does not bestow the same virtues, features, structure or health to everyone, on the contrary, and I am sure many would chose a makeover if given the chance. They say we are perfected by our suffering but who wants to be perfect? I would prefer less suffering.

Today, if you have the resources, you can change your features: if a body part is flat, it can be raised, if wrinkled, it can be stretched, if boring, it can be expanded or tattooed. I must admit, in my estimation some folks do too much—I have seen skin so tight that when they yawn you swear their eyes close. And the Botox used to pump the lips—they remind me of when I put air in my bike tires—any more and they will burst. I do not know if it is just me or not but I wonder if they could stick to glass.

With levity aside, any surgery, including cosmetic surgery, has its risks. For once you open the body and expose it to oxygen, infection can set in. According to an article in Calgary Herald by Brian Bonney, “[e]very day in Canada, 38 people, more than 14,000 annually, die due to hospital-acquired infections caused by antimicrobial resistance – superbugs not affected by drugs. Shockingly, these infections are the fourth leading cause of death in Canada. If current trends continue, cumulative deaths between 2020 and 2050 are projected to reach between 256,000 and 396,000.”[1]

Cosmetic surgery has been a god sent to so many, from burn victim, those in serious car accident or those recovering from surgery. It has allowed people to reclaim their lives and carry on with confidence, but surgery does come with the risks of side effects. For example silicone breast implants became staples in plastic surgery for aesthetic and reconstructive purposes, due to inconclusive evidence long-term health concerns have been raised.

According to a research study published in The American Journal of Medicine, “patients with breast implants have higher positive cardiac testing and coronary angiogram with lower percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) rates compared with women without a breast implant.”[2] Among over 1.8 million adult women who underwent coronary angiography, those with breast implants were, on average, 10 years younger when they had abnormal cardiac test results than those without implants. Among women with implants the likelihood of having abnormal cardiac functional studies were higher, and they were more likely to undergo coronary angiography. However, they were less likely to receive percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) despite these findings. This suggests a distinct pattern of cardiac evaluation and treatment in women with breast implants.

Unfortunately, the risks go beyond abnormal cardiac function. In early 2019 Health Canada initiated a recall of Allergan’s Biocell textured breast implants after safety reviews from 2017 found a significantly increased risk of breast implant–associated anaplastic large‑cell lymphoma (BIA‑ALCL), particularly linked to their macro‑textured surface. In Canada, 24 of 28 confirmed BIA‑ALCL cases involved Biocell implants. Other countries also took similar measures to Canada: France and Australia fully banned macro‑ and polyurethane‑textured implants, while the U.S. FDA requested a worldwide recall of Allergan’s BIOCELL textured products in July 2019 due to BIA‑ALCL concerns.

BIA‑ALCL is “a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma—a cancer that starts in the white blood cells that are part of the immune system—that develops in the scar tissue capsule that forms around a breast implant. Lymphatic fluid known as seroma can build up between the capsule and the implant, which is where BIA-ALCL is most often detected. Although BIA-ALCL forms in the breast, it is not breast cancer but a cancer of the immune system.”[3]

According to CBC analysis from 2022[4], there is a huge gap in reporting injuries and complications. As a result, they uncovered that in 2019, breast implant manufacturers—including Allergan and Mentor (a Johnson & Johnson affiliate)—submitted nearly 6,000 incident reports to Health Canada in large batches, rather than reporting them promptly as regulations require. These reports detailed injuries and complications such as implant ruptures, infections, chronic pain, autoimmune symptoms, and cancer, yet they were submitted years late, often well beyond the 30-day reporting window mandated for “serious incidents.” It is apparent that there are troubling regulatory safeguards gaps and that patient safety has been compromised by manufacturers prioritizing business interests over mandatory transparency, which, of course, is not that surprising, especially after COVID.

The only way of avoiding risks is to avoid living your life, for even the simplest daily tasks can result in harm or injury, mainly because your mind is focused on other matters. If we can improve our lives and the changes make us happier than we should, the only caveat I would add is do your own research, do not trust in an isolated authority, get a second or third opinion.

 

Women’s health protocol

When it comes to Doctor’s Choice products they have been designed to be taken at optimal times, when the body can best absorb the nutrients. Please, allow 90 days for results.

  • Progest Liposome Cream: apply 1/2 teaspoon of cream twice daily into smooth skin areas, rotate applications under arms, groin area, throat and chest.
  • Thyrodine®: 1 capsule first thing in the morning before food, separated by at least 2 hours from prescribed medication. Some may find that they need a second capsule, take midday or before bed.
  • Adrenal Gland: 2 capsules with breakfast and 1 capsule midday, do not take after 2:00pm due to energy surge.
  • HGH+:  8 drops under the tongue 3 times per day, – taken 20 minutes before or after food or water. Hold for 60 seconds before swallowing.

 

When taking HGH+ homeopathic medicine: Peppermint and spearmint toothpastes should be substituted with other flavours. Alcohol and coffee interfere with homeopathic absorption; homeopathic medicines must be taken 1 hour before or after for greater effectiveness. Keep on nightstand for greater ease; take while still in bed in the morning and at night and at midday.

 

References:

[1] Booney, Brian. 2025.

[2] Movahed, Mohammad Reza et al. 2025.

[3] Deacon, Chris. 2023.

[4] Ouellet, Valerie and Gilchrist, Sylvène. 2022.