Robert Whitfield MD explains how EEG measures brain activity and why he screens Breast Implant Illness patients before surgery. Decreased response time to sounds can signal cognitive decline, a symptom that stands out alongside the shortness of breath and chest tightness these patients report.
What's unique about my practice is I do a screening EEG for my BII patients who proceed to have surgery. So what is an eeg? An EEG measures your brain activity. So why would that be important in somebody who has brain fog? Well, if you have a decreased response time to an auditory stimulus, that is somebody who's indicative of a person having a cognitive decline. Possibly. And so is this permanent transient. How can we evaluate it? What can we learn about it to help this client? People may feel shortness of breath, tightness in their chest. These kind of cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms are not obviously what you would find in somebody who's otherwise healthy coming in to seek facial rejuvenation, breast enhancement, liposuction.
