Dr. Robert Whitfield explains why patients with textured breast implants, especially recalled BioCell devices, need to know their implant type and keep medical records. He covers symptoms to watch for, the difference between implant complications like rupture and BIA-ALCL concerns, and how explantation decisions should involve your doctor and family.
Textured implants, especially the recalled BioCell device. You should know your implant type, have your records, and stay in consistent follow-up for that reason. You should know the symptoms that deserve reaching out, making a call. You definitely, you have to know that. If you understand it, then you're going to be calmer about the entire situation. So So obviously your individual's decision to do something still belongs with you in conjunction, you know, with your provider and discussions with your family. Some people choose explant for other reasons, whether it's contracture or rupture or pain, or like I deal with commonly, broader problems with inflammation. Those are obviously different than BIA-ALCL.
