Robert Whitfield MD (speaker) states his view that recalled and textured breast implants are largely responsible for many inflammation-related symptoms. He reports counseling patients that explantation (removal) and related testing/treatment through his clinical program are commonly part of the process to improve symptoms.
So I'm really interested in answering this question. We've had over a million views of this TikTok video and recalled implants and textured implants, you know, in my estimation, are responsible for a large majority of the symptoms associated with inflammation. So in those cases, I counsel patients on how best to treat their inflammation, whether that's in conjunction with an explant or with other testing we do for my heart program. But typically we'll counsel them that that will be part of the process to get them feeling better.
