Robert Whitfield MD describes clinical experience treating patients with breast implant-related problems. He reports that converting patients from implants to their own tissue reconstruction often resolved implant-related symptoms — including infections, reactions, and scarring — and that removing scar tissue could relieve restricted rib-cage movement and improve breathing.
So I had before there was this specific name that we're talking about now with breast implant illness. I was doing those types of cases, and I knew if someone had difficulty with the implant and I converted it to their own tissue reconstruction, then those symptoms, if they were implant related, would go away. So if they had an infection or if they had a reaction or a scarring problem, if I removed all the scar tissue, then they'd be able to breathe easier because the scar tissue was no longer restricting their rib cage movement.
