“I wanted big breasts to improve my appearance, but the implants hurt so much that I couldn’t exercise.”

A woman revealed that she had breast surgery to improve her appearance. However, she claims that she did it so badly that she couldn’t exercise.

Health coach Safia Berrada, 27, of Miami, Florida, had 650cc breast implants in August 2017.

As a health coach, she says she was in great shape, but felt she wanted bigger breasts to “complete the look”.

For the first few months, she loved her new breasts and appreciated the confidence they brought with them.

Some of her friends and social media followers also loved the look. However, a few months after the implants, she began to admit that she was not feeling well.

“I loved my breast implants at first, but ended up hating the way they look,” Safia said.

“They were too big and didn’t fit my personality and lifestyle. They looked fake and I felt safer before the implants.

“About three to six months after receiving the implants, I began to notice that I was not feeling well. I was facing shortness of breath.

“Other symptoms I had included anxiety, extreme fatigue, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, dizziness, fever, chills, muscle weakness, temperature intolerance and tenderness. To light.

“I also experienced hair loss, choking sensations, ringing in the ears, decreased libido, mood swings, sharp breast pain, bloating, weight gain, palpitations and night sweats.

As she struggled to understand where these feelings came from, she tried her best to accept them and kept trying to live her best life.

However, over time she noticed more symptoms including weight gain, dizziness, fever, chills, muscle weakness, and even hair loss.

It wasn’t until earlier this year, when a friend of hers removed her implants, citing the exact same symptoms Safia was experiencing, that Safia began to consider it might be her breast implants.

She began her research on breast implant disease through the Instagram hashtags #breastimplantillness and #BII, as well as through the website www.breastimplantillness.com.

As her research progressed, she was surprised to see that many other women were experiencing exactly the same or very similar symptoms.

As soon as she realized that her implants were the cause of her symptoms, she called her doctor and found Dr. David Rankin, who specializes in explantation surgery.

Her breast implants were removed on January 25, 2021 and now she feels like she has “got her life back”.

Her symptoms have improved and she now says that if she had done more research before making her decision, she would never have had breast implants.

After the explant procedure, she received comments from friends and followers that she looked radiant and made the right decision to have them removed, with many noting that she looked healthier and happier without implants.

There is currently no formal way to diagnose or identify BII. The US FDA released a statement saying it was “taking steps to better characterize [BII] and its risk factors.

In many, but not all, symptoms can be eliminated by removing the implants and surrounding scar tissue.

“I was lucky enough to find a doctor who specializes in explantation procedures, Dr. David Rankin,” said Safia.

“I called the doctor’s office as soon as I realized my implants were the cause of my symptoms.

“When the implants were finally removed, I was so happy: the first words that came out of my mouth when I woke up after the operation were ‘no implants’.

“Thanks to my doctor, I feel more myself every day. The first thing I noticed immediately after removing the implants was that I could breathe deeply. “

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