Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

What Type of Patients Are Most At Risk of Explant Surgery Complications?

10 Jul 2023 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:36

Robert Whitfield MD discusses that low-BMI patients with large breast implants are among the most challenging for explant-related procedures because they tend to have more long-term sagging. He notes fat transfer can optimize results but is limited by available donor fat in low-BMI patients; he sometimes performs delayed fat transfer awake in the office under local anesthesia.

Chapters

In terms of other factors that can be problematic. I think low BMI patients who have big implants are the most difficult patients. They have more breast sagging or drooping, you know, long term, I feel like those patients would be optimized if they could be with a fat transfer. Because they're low bmi, it's really hard to find enough fat. But even my, my clients are low bmi. We get them optimized. They can have a delayed fat transfer awake in the office under local anesthesia, which sometimes is better for them.