In this episode, Angela Maria Yepes, Colombian mother of two daughters and breast implant illness activist, will share her personal story. She’ll talk about that dream of having bigger breasts which she made true in her early twenties, but which would transform ten years later into a true nightmare. Angela shares her health struggles, all the obstacles put into her way until she finally found a doctor who mentioned the existence of breast implant illness, which then led her to the explant surgery of her breast implants one year ago. 

This is an episode about unrealistic beauty standards, the normalization of pain when it comes to women and menstruating people, social and economic inequality but it’s also a conversation about hope, love and personal and collective empowerment. 

Angela's IG Account:

@punkbirdhouse

Breast Implant Illness Ressources:

Breast Implant Illness Research & Recovery, Inc. Group (Facebook, USA)

@breast_implant_illness (Instagram)

www.thehealisreal.org