Breast Implant Illness, Explant Recovery, and What Nobody Talks About with Dr. Sande Bargeron
In this episode, Dr. Sande Bargeron returns for another powerful and deeply personal conversation, and this time we’re talking about something we both know firsthand: breast implants and breast implant illness.
This is not a conversation about fear or judgment. It’s an honest discussion about our own experiences, the decisions we made, the symptoms we lived through, and what happened after choosing to remove our implants.
Dr. Sande and I share why we originally decided to get implants, what life looked like afterward, and the subtle and not so subtle changes that led us to start questioning whether they could be affecting our health.
We talk openly about breast implant illness, a term many women have come across online but often struggle to get clear answers about. We discuss the wide range of symptoms women report and why this topic remains so controversial despite the growing number of personal stories.
One part of the conversation that doesn’t get talked about enough is explant surgery itself.
Many women focus on the decision to remove implants without fully understanding what recovery can involve. We discuss the physical and emotional side of explant surgery, some of the difficult experiences women have had during the removal process, and what healing actually looked like for us afterward.
We also break down the differences between saline and silicone implants, what can happen when silicone implants rupture, and why MRI monitoring is often recommended for women with silicone implants to check implant integrity over time.
From there, we move into recovery.
What supports healing after explant? What options do women consider? We explore post explant recovery strategies, including ways women support detoxification and overall recovery as they rebuild health after surgery.
I also share my personal experience with stem cell fat transfer after explant surgery, why I chose that route, and what the process was like physically and emotionally.
This episode is for any woman who has been questioning unexplained symptoms, considering explant surgery, living with implants and wanting more information, or simply looking for an honest conversation that goes beyond before and after photos.
As always, the goal is not to tell anyone what decision to make. It’s to share experiences, ask questions, and help women feel more informed and less alone in whatever choice they make.
Watch now and let us know in the comments if this conversation resonated with you.
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