At 25, Lucia's health started spiralling out of control and she didn't understand why. Until she got her breast implants removed. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go

Fatigue, brain fog and joint pain are some of the symptoms experienced by a growing number of women, thought to be connected to their breast implants. While breast implant illness isn’t considered an official medical condition right now, Australian scientists are researching what they call 'systemic symptoms associated with breast implants’.

Speak to your GP, a surgeon or Macquarie University's Breast Implant Clinic if you're suffering or considering explant surgery. Read more: https://ab.co/3QqOBZd

Big thanks to Lucia for sharing her story.

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