Short transcript of a YouTube video with Robert Whitfield MD discussing management of ruptured breast implants in cancer patients. Dr. Whitfield states he would remove ruptured implants in his cancer patients, asserts growing scientific evidence supporting removal, disputes mold/fungal contamination as a common issue on implants based on PCR testing, and cautions that silicone (including cohesive 'gummy bear' gel) can stimulate the immune system and should be removed if ruptured.
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If you were a cancer patient of mine, I would have taken that out. And they are the most highly surveilled patients on earth. So nobody would sit around telling their cancer patient it's okay to leave a ruptured implant in. Certainly not me who had did that my entire career. We would take them to the operating room and take out all that material that's ruptured. So that more and more evidence, it's scientifically based, there's no questioning it, it's coming forth. And I'm happy because I feel like I've had quite a big target on my back for a long time now. And it's, it's actually very gratified for the patients. I'm fine with getting, you know, things thrown at me, but for the patients to like, understand it. And we just did a video the other day about it on our YouTube channel to help just explain it better and more easily.
Yeah, so biofilm 29%. Like, say, like if there's a rupture and it's, you know, is it bad if saline is seeping into your system? Because they told us it was safer. Is it silicone? Like, what's the percentage of that leakage, inflammation, problem, happening, poisoning?
I'm going to use this to address the TMZ mold thing. So mold is not a thing on implants. Okay. So I've looked at thousands of PCR tests on implants and fungus, which is, mold is a. Fungus is not a thing. And I think the first thousand we looked at, there was like five. So. And those mostly come from people in Houston. Just so you know, for us, you know, that, that, that interaction, if you will, the, the saline should be sterile as it was placed thoroughly in the operating room. And if it deflates, then, you know, you had a rupture and people would call and come in. The thing with silicone, which in 2012, 13, silicone was really reintroduced to the marketplace broadly and a lot of people went straight back to using silicone filled devices. Now those devices should have gel that. Everybody's heard the concept, Gummy bear. So the highly cohesive gel implants, the gel shouldn't go anywhere still if it's ruptured, you know, my advice to you is to get that removed because that interaction in your body may not serve you. That can really stimulate your immune system.
