Why we wrote this book:
It's a lot easier to overcome some hurdles with a book, especially if you
want to establish yourself as an expert on a particular subject.
Nowadays, the ideal of beauty on social networks is so strong that
everyone wants to look like everyone else at all costs: flawless, smooth,
glowing, just "perfect."
Nothing has become as difficult as standing out from the crowd.
Uniqueness and authenticity are being replaced in some places by
unrealistic standards of beauty. Nowadays, a book is something like a
filter between the media world and reality, a way out of the
information overload, according to the motto that anyone who
manages to fill an entire book with his or her knowledge is quickly
perceived by others as an expert.
Of course, writing a book is a lot of work and doesn't happen
overnight, but the topic of breast implants is so one-sidedly
"wonderful" in the media and actually so "dangerous" that we would
like to take the time to address it.
Breast implants are described by manufacturers and most plastic
surgeons as highly innovative to extremely safe and comfortable.
On the one hand, breast implants are perfectly tailored to the needs of
beauty standards, but on the other hand, the nature of the implants
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puts a constant strain on the immune system.
Anyone with breast implants is carrying a 'time bomb.'
We have experienced this firsthand, as have hundreds of thousands of
women around the world.
So what exactly is behind the product "breast implant"? Beauty craze,
business, ignorance, greed? Or is it a business with a deep desire for
recognition and love? .....

Birgit Schäfers, 57 years
has been living in Sweden with her husband, two cats and two dogs since
May 2022.
She is the founder of the German-speaking group on breast implant diseases,
which now has over 5,700 women.
Initiator and founder of the non-profit and charitable association Krank
durch Brustimplantate - Wir helfen e.V.
Mrs. Schäfers has suffered from various forms of eating disorders since
childhood. After losing a lot of weight, she had silicone implants inserted in
2010. Ill since about 2014 and now severely disabled by breast implants.
The association she founded offers explantation support in German and
English and has been actively involved in improving patient information on
breast implants since 2018 and is known for its active public relations work.