The Hidden Cost of Breast Implants
The real dangers and science behind breast implants and other cosmetic enhancements.
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Episode Notes
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate science editor and writer Shannon Palus is joined by freelance science journalist Eleanor Cummins to talk about plastics. Surgery, that is. And all the physical and mental concerns that come with altering your body. They start out by talking about Cummins’ recent piece on the health concerns of breast implants. Then they talk about VIP Syndrome, and how it’s coming for all of us.
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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.
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