Dr. Robert Whitfield explains that black specks on breast implants aren't mold. A study of 700 removed implants found bacteria in only 29%, mostly normal skin flora like Staphylococcus epidermidis. Because implants lack blood supply, the immune system can't reach colonized bacteria.
Those black specks women find on implants almost never are mold. Mold is the answer the internet lands on and is usually not what we find in the clinic. We've tested more removed implants than anybody in the world. About 700 of them are in our published paper. 29% had bacteria on them. 2 names show up over and over: Staph epidermidis and Cubacterium acnes. The majority of the ones we take out are typically silicone. So both of those bacteria live on normal skin right now on you. They get into the bloodstream from dental cleanings or bladder infections. or respiratory tract infection. An implant has no blood supply, so your immune system can't reach them there. That's not a scandal, it's just plumbing. Comment the scariest thing you've ever read about implants. I'll pull our actual data on it and answer the top one.
