A short video conversation (YouTube, Jan 9, 2025) between Robert Whitfield MD and Dr. Amanda Savage Brown about lesser-discussed emotional and relational challenges linked to breast implants. The speakers describe social perceptions, partners' reactions (supportive and unsupportive), and the need for emotional support programs and referrals for patients experiencing relationship strain after implantation.
In fact, I have a friend that I was texting with, and I told my friend, hey, you keep telling me all these things that your wife is experiencing. Could it be her implants maybe? Just look into it in a very gentle way. And the guy literally said to me, no fucking way. I love boobs. So let's talk about that sort of, like, dark side of it that people aren't speaking on.
Yeah, we need Dr. Amanda Savage Brown here for today. So, anyway, you're talking about the breast playbook, really. So I have obviously seen people get left for this operation after having it done. I've seen very supportive spouses because of, like, your spouse, Michael, and everything in between. I kind of tell them the same way if. If that person left you after this, they weren't worth having in the first place. So just move on from them and be done with them. So it is a problem. We try to provide as much emotional support. We have a very strong program, and then we refer out folks who need, you know, know, more help. But it is a big problem. But I would tell you I'm fortunate that the number of spouses and significant others that we interact with are very supportive of having it done because they want to help that their, you know, significant other feel better at any, any cost. It doesn't really matter to them anymore because they've seen somebody suffer through this process.
