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Breast Implant Illness BY DR. SHELBY ENTNER, nd
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illions of women have made the decision to get breast implants. For some it may be due to having a few children and finding that things aren’t sitting where they used to afterward! Sometimes it is because of a concern about asymmetry or a desire to have larger breasts, which is still considered more culturally ideal in our society. And for many women it can be a serious illness such as breast
cancer and subsequent mastectomy that leads to the decision to get implants. So, are there risks or concerns about getting breast implants? Besides the initial surgical risks, there are few discussions about possible long-term risks. In the last few years, Breast Implant Illness (BII), a chronic and diverse type of sickness that comes from breast implants, has become better understood and better researched.
DR. SHELBY ENTNER, nd is a licensed Naturopathic Physician and the owner and founder of Vero Health Naturopathic Medicine in the Okanagan. She earned her doctoral degree in Naturopathic Medicine in 2002 after ten years of studies. Dr. Shelby empowers patients to make changes that are in alignment with their health values and goals and seeks to find answers by looking at the whole picture, instead of simply at a symptom. 27 | July/August 2021
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