{"entity":{"id":"breast-implant-illness","kind":"term","name":"Breast implant illness (systemic symptoms with breast implants)","aka":["BII","Breast implant illness","Systemic symptoms of breast implants"],"tldr":"Some people with breast implants report tiredness, memory problems, rashes and joint pain that they call breast implant illness. The FDA says these symptoms and their cause are poorly understood, and that removal without replacement has been reported to help some people.","summary":"The FDA's risks and complications page says: \"Symptoms such as fatigue, memory loss, rash, 'brain fog,' and joint pain may be associated with breast implants. Some patients may use the term 'breast implant illness' (BII) to describe these symptoms.\" It adds that \"These symptoms and what causes them are poorly understood\" and that \"In some cases, removal of the breast implants without replacement is reported to reverse symptoms\". The FDA published an analysis of medical device reports of these symptoms on 20 August 2020 and asks patients to report them through MedWatch.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"FDA: risks and complications of breast implants","url":"https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/risks-and-complications-breast-implants"},{"label":"FDA: breast implants (safety communications and labeling guidance)","url":"https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/implants-and-prosthetics/breast-implants"}],"tags":["devices-gaps-2026-11"],"related":["breast-implant-capsule-cancers","bia-alcl"],"cancers":[],"sections":[],"technologies":["breast-implants"],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"provenance":{"editedBy":"OnCo device gap fill (openFDA, accessdata.fda.gov, NICE, NHS Drug Tariff Part IX, FDA, maker and society pages)","editedOn":"2026-11-04"},"category":"Side effects"},"route":"/terms/breast-implant-illness/","neighbours":{"term":[{"id":"bia-alcl","kind":"term","name":"Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma","route":"/terms/bia-alcl/"},{"id":"breast-implant-capsule-cancers","kind":"term","name":"Squamous cell carcinoma and lymphomas in the capsule around breast implants","route":"/terms/breast-implant-capsule-cancers/"}],"technology":[{"id":"breast-implants","kind":"technology","name":"Breast implants for reconstruction (silicone gel, saline and shaped cohesive gel)","route":"/technologies/breast-implants/"}]}}