Healing From the Inside Out: A Holistic Approach to Breast Implant Health with Dr. Robert Whitfield

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this week’s episode of the Girlfriend Doctor Show, we had a conversation with Dr. Robert Whitfield, a world-renowned cosmetic surgeon and breast implant illness expert. Dr. Whitfield takes a holistic approach to breast implant illness that includes genetic testing, mold toxicity, and hormone balancing to help patients heal from the inside out. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Whitfield talks about how many women with breast implants come to him with common symptoms including brain fog, mold exposure, and memory loss. Additionally, they can suffer from increased anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, respiratory issues, dry eyes, sinusitis, gut dysfunction, swelling, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, recurring UTIs, bacterial vaginosis, and muscle and joint pain. These symptoms can also align with mold toxicity or Lyme disease</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Breast implant illness may also be connected to genetic pathway problems, dietary issues, hormonal imbalance and endocrine dysfunction, so it’s important to get comprehensive testing done.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Whitfield recommends DNA testing to detect different types of bacteria and fungus that might be causing a breast implant infection. And he says that anyone who has implants from 1996 or older should definitely get tested because there is probably some form of rupture that has occurred. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After having breast implants removed, it’s also critical to balance your hormones and maintain a good diet and a positive attitude. Remember -- no one is a greater advocate for your health than you are. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:57] Dr. Whitfield’s first explant patient with cancer and her diagnosis</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:08] A cosmetic patient with implant infection</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16