Dr. Robert Whitfield covers when to remove breast implants, whether imaging predicts replacement needs, how to remove them while keeping natural-looking breasts, and what role autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto's play in implant illness.
At what age should you consider removing your implants? So if you have implants that are 10 years old or 15 years old or 20 years old, what is the answer to that? Like, when do these implants need to come out? Is there an imaging study or modality that you can use to tell if your implant needs to be replaced? Are there options to remove implants, not replace implants, and still have normal looking breast tissue? So for these women out here who think that they may want their implants removed because they may have breast implant illness, what are their options? What about fat transfer? Is there a maximum amount of fat that you can transfer? I asked him, if you have an autoimmune condition, are you more likely to have breast implant illness? So I have Hashimoto's and I wanted to know, with Hashimoto's, are you more likely to have breast implant illness? We talked about how long does it take to develop breast implant illness? After you get an implant, is everyone going to get it at the same amount of time? Do some people take longer to develop it?
