Health

Thinking Of Getting A Boob Job? A Legal Expert Breaks Down Decades Of Breast Implant Illness Cases

“Getting implants is like buying a bad house.” After an hour’s conversation with a licensed attorney, who has worked in litigation against breast implant companies for nearly 20 years, his caveats, anecdotes, and knowledge of legal proceedings all amounted to this one statement.

By Gwen Farrell4 min read
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While breast augmentation, both for cosmetic reasons and reconstruction, exploded in the 1970s and ’80s, we’re now witnessing the effects of the internet and popular culture taking hold of a brand new generation of women, whose deepest insecurities and body image issues are being exploited for profit.