Former Playboy Playmate of the Year, Karen McDougal made the decision to explant -- have her breast implants removed because they were making her sick.

An interesting phenomenon is being reported across the country: Women who believe their breast implants are making them ill say they are struggling to get doctors to listen to them.

The FDA has agreed to hold a public hearing on Breast Implant Illness. CBS 5 investigates concerns the hearings will be stacked to favor implant manufacturers.

Is Facebook pulling a fast one? It appears Facebook may be hiding groups dedicated to breast implant illness.

Joanne Chaplin-Shuman survived cancer twice. More than 20 years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy. Her second round of cancer was caused by the breast implants used in her reconstruction.

The FDA is now acknowledging that women with breast implants may suffer a wide range of symptoms that get may get better when their breasts implants are removed.

PHOENIX, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Hundreds of thousands of reports of problems with breast implants have been hidden from the public.

France just became the first country to ban certain textured breast implants linked to a rare type of cancer.

While the panel is not voting on anything, it did discuss possible options regarding what changes – if any -- the FDA can or should make regarding how it handles breast implants.

Women from all over the country went to FDA headquarters in Washington on Monday. 

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials are taking another look at the safety of breast implants, the latest review in a decades-long debate.

The number of cancer cases linked to a certain kind of breast implant has jumped dramatically in recent years.