Short YouTube podcast clip in which Dr. Robert Whitfield introduces a discussion about risks and complications of breast explant surgery. He frames explantation as performed for multiple reasons including breast implant illness (BII), patients wanting a natural result after reconstruction, or breast cancer patients choosing a flat closure; he notes substantial clinical experience in this area.
It's Dr. Whitfield, and welcome to my breast implant illness podcast. Today's question that we're going to look into deeper is are there any risks or complications associated with breast explant surgery? So breast explant surgery is performed for a variety of reasons. Most commonly, my practice for breast implant illness, it can be obviously performed for somebody who's tired of having their reconstruction, just wants to take them down, wants to go back to a natural result or a breast cancer patient who's flat. I've had a experience in all of those, relatively large experience, obviously in breast implant illness.
