Ep 43 - The Truth About Breast Implants with Robyn Towt & Amanda Porta

Soul Powered with Amber Sears

In this epic conversation Amber dives deep with Amanda Porta and Robyn Towt to discuss the heart breaking reality of the breast implant industry. Robyn shares her wealth of wisdom on the history, ongoing research, facts and figures on the safety of breast implants. Amanda brings her insight from working in the plastic surgery industry for decades and supporting women as they heal after explant.

Both Amanda and Robyn have personally been through the horrors of breast implant illness themselves and are now breast implant illness advocates working tirelessly to get the truth out about the health risks of breast implants. This is a major whistle blowing episode where you will learn the reality of whats going on behind closed doors. You will learn how the industry is covering up and censoring the truth at the expense of millions of womens lives.

If you currently have breast implants, are considering the surgery, or have a loved one with implants, this is a must listen episode. It wills save lives! Listen and share!

Main Topics Discussed:

1.) Amanda and Robyn's personal experiences with breast implant illness and recovery post explant.

2.) The safety of breast implants based on current available data and what qualifies as legit long term safety data.

3.) The history of breast implants. Why specific implants have been taken off the market and then put back on despite lack of safety data. The safety of newer implants compared to those used decades ago.

4.) What toxins leeches from all breast implants. What breast implants do to the immune system and lympathic system in the body. What autoimmune diseases and cancers develop from breast implants.

5.) Current research on breast implant illness and how women are recovering post explant.

6.) How to detox and heal post explant. What to expect in terms of identity shifts and rebirth.

7.) Amanda and Robyn's opinion on whether breast implants should even be allowed on the market and their message to anyone considering the surgery.

8.) How the FDA is covering up the negative health effects of breast implants. How social media is censoring accounts trying to get the truth out to their audiences.

9.) Resources and link for further research and adverse event reporting to the FDA.

Amanda Porta, Holistic Beauty Coach

Holistic Beauty Coach Amanda Porta blends her love of aesthetics and natural health to help her clients achieve optimal results. Amanda has worked in all areas of the beauty industry for 20 years and has trained under some of the best practitioners in the country.

Early on, she realized the importance of incorporating holistic health into all her treatment plans, especially in the plastic surgery industry. Using this innovative knowledge, she created a non-toxic skincare line and strategized business relationships with wellness and beauty brands for a prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.

Amanda received her certification as a Health Coach through the Trinity School of Wellness. Passionate about educating people, she now inspires others to become their personal best. Having experienced Breast Implant Illness, Amanda explanted, detoxed, and finally healed. This illness and recovery inspired Amanda to guide other women through their explant journeys.

In her survival, she has found a niche as a patient advocate for women experiencing BII. She has advised thousands of women globally. Celebrities, athletes, and prominent businesswomen have trusted her expertise to support them through their health crises.

Amanda has appeared on KIRO TV and KTLA Channel 5, as well as contributed to the podcasts – What Say You with Gavin McCleod-Valentine, Awesome In and Out with Sarah Anne Stewart, Be Real Babe Podcast, Mother to Mother, Kathryn For Real, Beyond the OR with Dr. B, The Freedom CEO Podcast, Healing the Source, Awakening with Ali, and many more. She’s also written articles for and been interviewed by Hair Therapy, Ask Us Beauty, and Evie Magazine.

IG: @theholisticbeautycoach (https://www.instagram.com/theholisticbeautycoach/)

Robyn Towt, Patient Advocate

Robyn is a three time cancer survivor, most recently diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. She had a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction with Mentor silicone breast implants which caused an array of debilitating health issues. She had the implants removed after just four months and all of my symptoms completely resolved. This experience led her to become an advocate for raising awareness about breast implant safety and proper informed consent.

She has shared her testimony twice at the FDA in Washington D.C., became co-founder of Global Patient Advocacy Coalition (GPAC) and is also an administrator in various online support groups for women who are suffering from Breast Implant Illness. Collaborative efforts with industry and medical societies have led to progress in finding solutions for increasing awareness and patient safety.

Robyn have worked extensively with Arizona legislators in passing an informed consent law for breast implant surgery and our GPAC team is currently working on similar legislation in several other states. Her GPAC team has also partnered with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) to develop a patient decision checklist that was created collaboratively with plastic surgeons, patient advocates and the ASPS Government Relations team.

She is passionate about raising awareness and protecting patients. Robyn believe every patient should be given the opportunity to make an informed and educated decision regarding breast implants and every patient deserves to have all of the information prior to having surgery.

IG: @robyntowt (https://www.instagram.com/robyntowt/)

Read through the following websites to learn more:

http://www.gpacunited.org

https://www.gpacunited.org/copy-of-resources

https://www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch-fda-safety-information-and-adverse-event-reporting-program - The direct link to report any of your adverse health effects from breast implants.

https://www.breastimplantillness.com

https://thehealisreal.org

https://www.healingbreastimplantillness.com

Breast Implant Illness Support Groups on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Healingbreastimplantillness/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/breastimplantillness/