SHAHER KHAN, MD,THE FOREMOST PLASTIC SURGEON TREATING BREAST IMPLANT ILLNESS (BII)

He stands against his peers, the FDA, and the doctor organizations, who all claim breast implants are harmless.Show more

He says the risks of breast augmentation—even with saline implants—far outweigh the benefits. He adds, "In view of the diseases they cause and worsen, they should all be banned." He has seen recovery from breast implant illness many times after his careful removal technique. 

When I performed this surgery--and I did thousands of them--I sang the party line like a parrot: "Breast implants are biologically inert." I also thought the symptoms were all in my patient's heads, but I was wrong. Here are just a few of the issues:

Joint pain
Muscle pain
Muscle weakness
Anxiety and/or depression
"Brain fog"
Fatigue
Memory loss
Trouble concentrating
Autoimmune condition symptoms or diagnosis
Chronic pain
Dry eyes or poor vision
Hair loss
Skin problems such as rashes

Most of the time, all tests are negative. But we should be listening to patients instead of relying on the laboratory. The FDA, most breast surgeons, and the primary care doctors ignore them.

Dr. Khan says that he must remove the entire scar around the implant and the implant in one piece en bloc to relieve breast implant illness symptoms and ensure proper healing. This requires superior surgical skills and usually takes four hours or more. It is a young man's game and requires an athlete's endurance. Although I did a few lengthy procedures such as facelifts, I could barely tolerate them by the end of my career.

Khan’s whole practice is breast implant removal. He says his technique is "100/100/zero. This means that all of the time, all of the capsule is removed, and none of the scar is left. Proof that his surgical technique is outstanding is that he has not needed a surgical drain for years, and two-thirds of his patients need no pain medications after the surgery. Watch Dr. Khan explain it in his Facebook videos below. He has done over 1000 of these arduous surgeries.

Go to RobertYoho.substack.com episode 269 for more.