Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

Implants and Infections: What You Need to Know

30 Jun 2025 · 0 min

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A short excerpt from a YouTube video by Robert Whitfield MD discussing that a wide range of implants (knee, hip, dental, cardiac, neurologic, etc.) can become infected. The speaker emphasizes that surgeons must disclose the infection risk and treat implants as foreign bodies that carry infection risk.

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