Measuring Platinum Levels in Hair in Women with Silicone Breast Implants and Systemic Symptoms.

ABSTRACT: It has been suggested that compounds present in silicone breast implants (eg, silicone particles or heavy metals such as platinum) migrate into the body and can cause systemic symptoms in susceptible women, causing what is known as breast implant illness. This pilot study investigates possible associations between hair platinum levels in patients with breast implants and breast implant illness, and evaluates its possible use for diagnostic purposes.

Methods

Patients were included from the silicone outpatient clinic at Amsterdam University Medical Centre. Platinum concentration in hair samples of 10 women with breast implants and systemic symptoms (group A) was compared with that in 10 women with breast implants but no symptoms (group B), and a control group of 10 women without impla

SUBMITTER: Spit KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature