Episode 23: What is the Process for Having Breast Explant Surgery?

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Dr.

Rob Whitfield, the board certified plastic surgeon.

Specializing in explant surgery.

Breast implant illness is a topic that is not often talked enough about, especially in medical community, but is something that affects many women. In this podcast I'll be discussing the latest research, treatment options and personal stories of women who have undergone explant surgery.

In an effort to heal breast implant illness.

In this podcast, we'll explore the symptoms of breast implant illness and delve into the latest surgical techniques for explantation and the recovery process. Whether you are currently experiencing breast implant illness or are considering explant surgery, this podcast is a valuable resource for anyone.

Looking to take control of their health and wellness.

So let's dive in. Before we get started today, I wanted.

To tell you about a way you can speed your healing and to begin.

Reverse aging in your body.

Reducing inflammation is especially important for women with breast implant illness. In fact, one of the most important pre explant surgery steps we take is to get rid of as much inflammation in the body as possible. So I've created a special inflammation support bundle to give you everything you need to reduce inflammation as quickly as possible. Don't let inflammation hold you back. Visit drrobsolutions.com now and grab the inflammation support bundle today again, you can get it@drrobsolutions.com hey, it's Dr. Whitfield.

Welcome to my Breast Implant Illness podcast. Today we're going to answer the question what is the process for having a breast explant surgery? And so expand surgery we do when patients are suffering from symptoms of bii, they also can be for mechanical symptoms like capture contracture or nerve pain. They may be because someone's tired of their reconstruction, both from an aesthetic or reconstructive standpoint. And so then it becomes like, how do you identify a plastic surgeon who's going to be your surgeon? You're going to be comfortable with them. And so, you know, outside looking in. Do they do explant surgery as a routine part of their practice? Do they, you know, show examples of this on their, you know, social media or YouTube or practice website? They have a gallery that will help you decide, you know, and comfortable with them. If they have a podcast like I do or a channel where you can hear them speak before you ever meet them, it will help you develop a level of comfort with them based on how they discuss breast implant illness and their process for identification and treatment and planning for surgery. If indicated many times you'll, you know, try to stay, you know, local because it's convenient to go learn. But I've had a lot of people have negative experiences in their local communities when asking plastic surgeons about breast implant illness. So they'll travel to talk to me or they'll work in our program to get a discovery session, you know, with me that will help clarify their symptoms and how we feel we could help them. And I think patients, you know, want to ask the questions and get the answers to the questions that others haven't. You know, why do they have so many symptoms that people can't explain? We go through a really extensive testing process to get as many root causes to their problems as possible to answer those questions for them. And obviously, coming to see me in Austin is part of getting them ready for surgery. But we work really hard for them beforehand to make as many changes in their diet and lifestyle and supplements, get them off medicines that may be, you know, not helping them and really get them prepared if they're going to have an explant surgery with us for what that looks like.

We'll get back to the show in a moment, but I wanted to share something that I think can really help you. You might not be aware, but part of my work as an innovator in the cosmetic surgery space is to create products that will give my patients the best possible outcomes and restore their health as quickly as possible. I can't tell you how critical it is for all of my patients to actively work to reduce inflammation in their bodies. We do this through diet and supplementation. In fact, I've created a special inflammation support bundle for my patients, and now you can have access to it as well. One of the reasons this bundle is perfect for my patients is that so many of them have pill fatigue. It's just not going to work for them to have a handful of pills.

Each day to reduce inflammation.

So I made sure to include the liposomal version of many of the vitamins and minerals within the bundle.

You'll still get the full absorption of.

These supplements in your mouth without having to go through your gut first in.

Order to be absorbed.

You can get the inflammation support bundle@drrobsolutions.com and begin to feel better when you make the supplements a part of your daily health routine. The website again is drrobsolutions.com I can't wait for you to get this help in your hands.

I think from, you know, our standpoint, adhering to our heart program, holistic, accelerated recovery that really gets people on the right track for our explant process. But really it's our process to lower inflammation or prepare them and optimize them for any procedure. But in particular I developed it for my breast implant illness population. And because I do so many simultaneous lifts and fat transfers, we do these cases typically under general, we use, you know, vertical lifts to narrow breasts and lift the nipple areolar complex without detaching it. We don't need to do that in this instance we add volume back in cases in the upper pole and the cleavage area to really help with the visual changes that are going to happen from patient's perspective and just their appearance in general. Now with, you know, those, you know, techniques, we're still running my program to optimize recovery. If you're in Austin, you're going to come see us for that first week after surgery. And a couple times we're going to get you in our lymphatic device and really get fluid out of you to help optimize your recovery, make you feel better quicker, decreases your recovery time. And this I'll give you the tips and tricks post operatively that will help you from a physical standpoint and then this will empower you, you know, emotionally as well to recover. And we have a lot of support now in our program, more so than I've ever had to really support you through the process and the healing journey. We want everything to really go as smoothly as possible, efficiently as possible, so that the ways we've tried to optimize your diet and lifestyle pre op and then adjust things for you in the or give you the best possible one time simultaneous treatment. If I could do that for you with fat transfer, that sets you up for, you know, success. If for whatever reason we felt your inflammation was too high, then we would have obviously adapted your procedure, maybe just did the explant alone, working towards getting your inflammation down so that if you chose to have a lift later, you or if you chose to have fat transfer later, you could do that. It's really, I base these decisions on each patient's individual case with as much data as possible from their genetic testing, toxicity tests, inflammatory tests, blood tests, hormones, food sensitivities and stool testing to really help give them an overall picture of what their recovery looks like. So it's unique to them. If you're interested in that, then you gotta obviously come visit us in Austin. And if not, you really gotta look carefully at your plastic surgeon who's going to help you with this and get your options laid out and have a really clear expectation of what that looks like for you and your explanter. Before we wrap up today, don't forget.

To head over to the DrRobSolutions.com and pick up the Inflammation Support Bundle. I've put this bundled together after working with thousands of women with breast implant illness who wanted explant surgery. Reducing inflammation is always the first step we take. Now I'm offering the same solution to you, so go to Drrobsolutions.com and get yours today.

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you found the information and stories shared on this podcast helpful and informative. Remember, taking control of your health and wellness is key to recovery from breast implant illness. If you're looking for additional resources and support, be sure to visit our online store, Dr. Rob's Solutions at drrobsolutions.myshopify.com you'll find a wide range of wellness products and supplements to support your journey to recovery. From specially formulated detox supplements to personalized skincare products, we have everything you need to aid your recovery.

Visit Dr.

Rob's Solutions today at DrRobsSolutions.com thank you for listening and we'll be back with another episode soon. Remember, you're not alone in this journey and together we can overcome breast implant illness.

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