On Wednesday, July 24, breast implant manufacturer Allergan recalled one type of its breast implants after the FDA recommended the company do so for safety reasons.

These implants have been linked to a rare cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL.

Dr. Jae Chun, a cosmetic surgeon whose practice focuses on removing breast implants from women who experienced adverse side effects, performs approximately 500 "explant" procedures annually.

Dr. Chun believes a mysterious "breast implant illness" is causing symptoms in women like nausea, pain, and fatigue — and that it's a sign that some people's bodies are rejecting implants.

This is what the breast implants look like after Dr. Chun removes them from a person's chest.

On Wednesday, breast implant manufacturer Allergan recalled one type of its breast implants, the BIOCELL textured breast implants, after the FDA recommended the company do so for safety reasons.

Breast implants have been linked to a rare form of cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL, but for years, women have been reporting that their breast implants also cause nebulous health issues like nausea, fatigue, and pain. Some doctors and patients believe there is a condition called "breast implant illness" that's characterized by the aforementioned symptoms.

While there are no tests to diagnose this illness — and plenty of doctors say it's not real — women have testified in front of the Food and Drug Administration, sharing stories about how their symptoms disappeared after getting implants removed.

Some of these women were patients of Dr. Jae Chun, a Newport Beach, California, cosmetic surgeon who focuses on the removal of breast implants and residual materials (known as an "explant").

Here's what it looks like when Chun removes implants from his patients.