A short YouTube discussion (by Robert Whitfield MD) exploring whether different implant types—cosmetic/vanity implants versus medically necessary implants like metal plates—carry similar risks. The first chunk contains an audience question asking if all implants provoke the same tissue reaction (scar/capsule formation) and whether some implanted materials are less concerning.
Let me ask real quick, because I do want to ask, because I think about, like, yes, I understand. There's, there's, there's vanity implants. There's, there's just aesthetic implants for breast cancer patients and people like that. But then there's also different kinds of implants, like metal and plates and things like that are, do these carry the same kinds of risks? Because, of course, any little piece that gets in the body, the body will form some scar tissue around it. So is it having the same action, reaction, or are there some things implanted in the body that are much less concerning because some of them are quite necessary?
