When mum of three Nargis Hovik went to her doctor with a string of health complications such as nasty rashes, hair loss, infected gums, nail fungus and unexplained weight gain, the chef and business owner never expected her breast implants were the cause.
Although her GP brushed off the symptoms, putting them down to ageing since she was nearing 30, Nargis knew it was something more. After stumbling across a story about breast implant illness, the Aucklander had