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Depiction of proposed causes for breast implant illness. (a) Breast implant illness as a psychosomatic response to mental stress. (b) Breast implant illness as an immune reaction to silicone particulate leeching. (c) Breast implant illness as an activation of the immune system in response to biofilm formation on the breast implant surface.
