Excerpt from a YouTube video (by Robert Whitfield MD) discussing causes of symptoms attributed to breast implant illness. Speaker cites a study estimating that about one-third of patients show bacterial contamination of implants, and says other patients' symptoms may arise from genetic detoxification differences and environmental mold exposure (including household leaks and food sources like cereal or coffee).
So in our study of almost 729% had a bacterial element. So if you had looked at that over time, that's roughly about a third of the patients will have this problem where they have bacterial contamination. So what is it in the other two thirds? Patients experience symptoms for a variety of reasons. Genetically, we don't detoxify certain substance as well. So think, for instance, if you were working and got exposed to chemicals, maybe in the military or at your job, at a factory or in your home, there could be a water leak, a roof leak, refrigerator that had a water line that leaked, a sink that leaked, a wall that cracked, exterior wall that cracked and leaked around window frame, and a lot of water heated. There's all sorts of ways to get exposed to mold. Mold can also come through a variety of grain sources, like cereal or coffee.
