Empowered Explant
Are you preparing to explant? An explant warrior in healing? Or still figuring out if you want to remove your breast implants? No matter where you are on your journey, you’re in the right place. Each week, we’ll bring you expert interviews, conversations with women about their experiences, and explant tips from your host Darnah Mercieca – with topics covering everything from capsules to confidence! Darnah is a board-certified health and wellness coach specializing in integrative nutrition and mindset. A sufferer of breast implant illness, she had explant surgery in November 2021. Now healed, with BII symptoms gone, she is dedicating her experience and expertise to supporting women on their explant journeys. You can help us raise awareness by hitting subscribe and leaving a review! Interviews and sponsorships email: podcast@empoweredexplant.com.
Empowered Explant
The Shocking History of Breast Implants
Can you guess what testing was done on breast implants before they were greenlighted to be put in women's bodies?
It’s women’s history month, so I thought it would be fitting to take a deep dive into the history of breast implants, since these have had a tremendous impact on women over the years.
And if you’re not up to speed with the backstory on breast implants, get ready to be shocked at how these so-called medical devices came to be in our bodies today.
Links and resources:
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You can also email me at darnah@empoweredexplant.com
Here are some other references from the episode you might find helpful:
- Watch “Explant” the docu-film, featuring Michelle Visage.
- FDA 2019 Statement
- FDA Labeling Recommendations, including patient decision checklist and list of chemicals/heavy metals:
https://www.fda.gov/media/131885/download
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/implants-and-prosthetics/breast-implants
- FDA Boxed Warning Announcement:
- Other referenced articles:
https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/breast-reconstruction/types/implant-reconstruction/illness#section-how-we-got-here-a-brief-history-of-breast-implant-regulation
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/development-silicone-breast-implants-use-breast-augmentation-surgeries-united-states
https://allthatsinteresting.com/weird-history-of-breast-i
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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.