Dr. Robert Whitfield explains that new swelling, a palpable mass, or unexplained changes around breast implants warrant immediate clinical evaluation. Asymptomatic patients don't need alarm, but any late-onset symptoms should prompt a visit to your provider for imaging and physical exam.
If you have implants and no new symptoms, this talk is not a reason to rush into or get concerned about surgery. If you have a new late swelling, a mass, or unexplained change, this talk is a reason to see your provider and ask the right questions. Hopefully that's what you can glean from this. All right. So I'm Dr. Robert Whitfield, and thank you all for joining me tonight. For BIALCL and other important implant-associated cancers and breast cancer itself. This program is educational only. It is not personal medical advice. It cannot diagnose you. It cannot tell you what implant you have or if you have a fluid collection or what treatment you may need. Those are obviously things you have to take, both the questions or symptoms, any imaging you may or may not have, and see a clinician and do an in-person examination. Patient.
