Can Breast Implants Cause OCD?

In short, yes. A therapist shared (with permission by her client) that after five years of therapy using ERP, I-CBT. and ACT, the client still suffered from severe OCD. All her medical tests were reported as normal.

Therapist and client discussed onset of symptoms and found that they occurred after she got implants. She had them removed and the implants were found to be covered in mold. Her symptoms reportedly went away overnight.

This anecdote is a reminder to have an open mind about potential causes (and remedies) for OCD, whose "exact pathology is currently unknown," according a 2024 paper published in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience.