Complex care needs among woman with breast implants prior to implant removal

Part of the women who underwent removal of breast implants made intensive use of medical specialist care in the years before removal surgery. The use of specialist care among these women was higher compared to women who underwent breast implant replacement surgery and women without breast implants. Use of medical specialist care was especially high among women for whom Breast Implant Illness was the registered reason for breast implant removal.

Read more: ‘Medical Specialist Care Utilization Prior to the Explanation of Cosmetic Silicone Breast Implants: A Nationwide Retrospective Data Linkage Study’.