MAFS UK star Amy Kenyon reveals she had ‘toxic’ breast implants removed after learning they were linked to a ‘rare and very serious’ form of cancer

Married At First Sight UK star Amy Kenyon has revealed she had her breast implants removed after learning they could cause a ‘rare and very serious’ form of cancer.

The reality star, 28, who appeared on the E4 show last year, shared in an Instagram video that she first went under the knife in 2015.

However, she later discovered that her surgeon had used Allergan implants, which have been linked to a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and has had them removed.

In a video she posted on Instagram, Amy told her followers she ‘could have died’ due to the implants, and urged her followers to check which types had been used during their own surgery procedures.

Amy also hit out at the clinic who performed her original procedure, saying they failed to contact her to inform that her implants were toxic, after they were recalled in 2019.

The star shared the video having her her implants removed in Turkey, while she underwent feminisation surgery on her eyes.

Married At First Sight UK star Amy Kenyon has revealed she had her breast implants removed after learning they could cause a ‘rare and very serious’ form of cancer

The reality star revealed she first went under the knife in 2015 (pictured with her implants), and while having surgery on her eyes, was told she had the toxic implants

In the video, she said: ‘I didn’t want to come here so soon as I still feel like I’ve been hit in the face with a f*****g football, but we move.

‘I couldn’t not make this video. I’ve had an influx of messages from women that have these toxic implants in.

‘How do these women not know that they have these implants in their chest?… They were then recalled in 2019.

‘Luckily I had an amazing surgeon, and when I woke up, he informed me that these implants are toxic, and he had taken samples of my breast tissue and sent them off to be tested for cancer…

‘[I] could have died still here, please please please I cannot stress enough, if you know anyone that has their breasts done, please urge them to check what implant they have, these are called Allergan implants, it’s not just the Allergan implants that pose a risk.

‘I’m not a Doctor, I’m not a surgeon I don’t really have a clue what I’m on about, this just happened to me recently. I didn’t know about this and I’ve had them in my chest for 10 years.

‘Getting them removed and getting them replaced, still obviously poses a risk.

‘Any textured implant poses a risk, they don’t sell them anymore, they’re toxic, and if you search them on the internet, Breast Cancer Awareness has done an article about them…

Amy said she learned her implants were Allergan, which were recalled in 2019 after being linked to a form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma

In a video she posted on Instagram, Amy told her followers she ‘could have died’ due to the implants, and urged her followers to check which types they had

Amy shared she had her implants removed after travelling to Turkey for eye feminisation surgery, and the star was pictured arriving back in Manchester on Monday

WHAT IS BIA-ALCL?

BIA-ALCL is breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

It is a rare but treatable cancer that develops in the immune system around breast implants.

By September 2018 the US Food and Drug Administration had received reports of 660 BIA-ALCL cases and nine deaths.

Per its latest statistics, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has recorded 57 cases of BIA-ALCL since 2011.

The cancer most commonly occurs among women who have had breast implants with a textured surface.

The disease is a type of T-cell lymphoma, which means it affects lymphocytes, more commonly known as white blood cells.

These can start a cancer when one mutates to become abnormal or out of control, then divides into more cancerous cells which spread. 

BIA-ALCL is a relatively treatable cancer and many patients are declared cancer-free after having the implants and surrounding tissue removed.  

The survival rate for patients with BIA-ALCL is 89 per cent for five years after being declared cancer-free.

It is considered to be a rare illness but estimates of its incidence vary – the MHRA believes it to be one case of cancer per every 24,000 implants.

‘I just feel really angry and disgusted in the fact that myself, and probably thousands of other women have these killer implants in my chest.’

Amy said that she had no way of finding out what kind of implant she had as she lost her paperwork, and urged others to contact their surgery if they didn’t have their own documents.

Allergan Plc said in 2019 it was recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders following a report by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The implants, which have a textured surface to prevent it slipping, have long been linked to a cancer of the immune system called BIA-ALCL (breast-implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma).

Breast implants from Allergan were suspended from the worldwide market in 2018, recalled in 2019 and are also no longer used in the UK.

Textured implants are now thought to cause breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in some patients. 

Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an uncommon type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The most common symptom of BIA-ALCL is fluid collecting around the implant or an increase in size of the affected beast. In very rare cases, a lump has developed next to an implant.

When combining both textured implants and other types of the prosthesis, it estimates one in every 24,000 sold puts a woman at risk of lymphoma.

It comes after Amy revealed she had undergone a secret surgery as she shared snaps of her bandaged face.

The star who married Luke Debono in the last series of the Channel 4 show, flew to Phoenix Clinic in Istanbul to go under the knife. 

She had her breast implants redone after having her previous ones for 10 years – but Amy surprised fans by revealing she was also having feminisation surgery on her eyes.

The E4 star revealed she had made the decision to go under the knife as horrific online trolling left her feeling insecure

Amy was dressed in a casual green tracksuit as she wheeled her suitcase through the airport in Manchester after travelling to Turkey for her surgery

MAFS UK star Amy Kenyon shared a video of her bandaged face after undergoing the feminisation surgery

Latecomers to MAFS UK, Amy and Luke made it all the way to the final vows but savagely split in the last episode 

The wedding planner ended her marriage to the prison education manager, 30, in savage fashion, by turning up to the final vows in funeral attire 

Speaking to The Sun about her surgery, Amy revealed she had made the decision to go under the knife as horrific online trolling left her feeling insecure. 

‘On just one post I had more than three hundred people just saying absolutely disgusting things about me, going in about my jaw,’ she said.

‘I know I’m going to get absolutely trolled to death again, I’m petrified about people finding out about my surgery, but what else could I do?’

Sharing a vlog of her trip to Turkey, Amy first off showed clips of her having her breasts checked ahead of here augmentation. 

But she then she revaled she was also having canthopexy – a surgical procedure that tightens the outer corner of the lower eyelid.

‘I had a discussion about my eyes, surprise,’ she said. ‘I explained I wanted an almond shape to look more feminine and youthful. 

‘I was then dressed in this gorgey outfit and woke up a few hours later.’

Amy then showed snaps of her in her hospital bed with her face bandaged as she could be heard saying in the voice over: ‘Trigger warning, she is not looking cute.’

‘I’m really upset about this hair,’ Amy told the camera from her bed, before she revealed she had been discharged back to her lavish hotel to recover. 

In a post on Instagram, she wrote: ‘Nervous to finally reveal my surgery journey with @aestheticsphoenixtr in Istanbul but the whole experience was amazing & they were absolutely incredible! They looked after me so well.’

‘I’ll be sharing my final results over the next few weeks, but for now, I’m still taped up and slightly resemble Cat Lady so keep an eye out for the glow-up,’ she added. 

Latecomers to MAFS UK, Amy and Luke made it all the way to the final vows but savagely split in the last episode.

THE WOMEN WHO ‘FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES’ AFTER DEVELOPING CANCER FROM THEIR BREAST IMPLANTS 

A cancer sufferer ‘thought she was going to die’ after she developed cancer from her breast implants.

Linzy Bromfield, now 50, paid to have her chest taken from a cup size B to D in 2005.

The operation seemed to go to plan until, years later in 2016, the mother-of-two noticed her right breast was too swollen to fit in her bra.

Ms Bromfield later had to have her breast drained and was diagnosed with implant-associated lymphoma. 

‘I was angry and hurt,’ she told the BBC. ‘I was worried I was going to die.’ 

Ms Bromfield had both implants removed, with no further treatment being required. She has been disease-free since. 

Linzy Bromfield (pictured) ‘thought she was going to die’ after she developed cancer from her breast implants. She was diagnosed when her right breast became swollen

Anna Nightingale is pictured after losing her hair while being treated for BIA-ALCL

A mother ‘feared for her life’ after her breast implants triggered cancer.

Anna Nightingale had Allergan textured implants put in nine years ago at a London clinic to take her chest from a B to a DD cup.

The mother-of-one, now 45, knew something was wrong when she developed ‘eye-watering’ pain in her chest years later. 

She was diagnosed with BIA-ALCL last November, which forced her to endure six rounds of chemo.

Ms Nightingale, who lives in Malta, finally had the implants removed in May. 

She claims she never would have had them fitted in the first place if she knew of the risks.

Emma O’Connell (pictured) paid to have her textured implants removed

A woman paid £4,000 ($4,832) to have her textured implants removed over concerns they could cause her to develop cancer.

Emma O’Connell, 44, claims she developed migraines, brain fog and hair loss after she had the D-cup implants fitted.

Unable to sleep with worry, she later paid to have the implants removed.

She claims they came out a ‘bright toxic yellow’.

‘One of my surgeons is, I know, still putting these implants in people,’ she added. 

Now back to her natural B cup, Ms O’Connell, who lives in Jersey, believes she had ‘breast implant illness’. 

However, the NHS and the US Food and Drug Administration deny this exists. 

They do, however, provide long lists of potential side effects of breast implants. 

Implants are not designed to last a lifetime, according to the FDA.

The longer a woman has the implants in her body, the higher the risk of complications, it added. 

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