Explant Surgeons

Please find a surgeon who is committed and dedicated to the full removal of the capsules (scar tissue). This is done through either an En Bloc or Total Capsulectomy procedure. All implants should be removed in this manner to achieve the best outcome in recovery.

Go into explant consults prepared. Interview doctors to ensure you are getting what you need, see Questions to Ask Explant Surgeons List:

  • Full capsule removal (en bloc or total capsulectomy)
  • Pictures of implants and capsules
  • Pathology
  • Implants returned back to you

Other questions include: drains, CD30 BIA-ALCL testing of seromas and capsules for patients who have textured breast implants, and more. Some surgeons loosely interchange the terms en bloc, total capsulectomy, and capsulectomy, it is good to be educated on the difference between these procedures before going into the consult. Ask the surgeon to give you a step by step description of the procedure and make sure you are both on the same page with the terms of the explant.

As a benefit to you, this is an independent list that combines reviews from a variety of sources: multiple Facebook breast implant illness (BII) groups (large and small), Instagram, and other explant sites. Therefore many reviews and comments are regularly taken into consideration from a variety of sources and perspectives to provide a thorough review. Surgeons were added because one or more women used them, the surgeons did a proper explant, and the women were pleased with their results.

Scroll down to the bottom for an international list that includes Australia, Canada, Europe, South Africa, UK, and more. This list can be used as a reference but always do your own due diligence in research to ensure a proper explant with full capsule removal – ask questions, look at first hand patient reviews, talk to other women who have used these surgeons, ask to see implant and capsule pictures, look at breast before and after photos. and follow your overall experience when you consult.

This website receives no money from any of the surgeons on this list. Please be aware there is another website that has an explant surgeon list and does solicit surgeon donations. That website displays a wordplay stating “no money, fees or compensation of any kind is paid by or collected from these explant surgeons in regard to being on the list,” entirely omitting how it solicits donations in the thousands from surgeons – a blatant financial conflict of interest. The same person behind it had previously expressed a plan to charge surgeons $2,500 to $5,000 to be on a different list years prior. The donations have been controversial in the BII community with many women and even some doctors and a doctor’s employee alleging them to be political donations. We are not affiliated with that website. Ethically we feel our cause should not involve soliciting surgeon donations as it is a financial conflict of interest. Another ethical concern is censorship; the other website that solicits donations has a Facebook group and thousands of women report having been blocked and/or censored.

Questions and feedback are welcomed, including adding or removing your surgeon. If en bloc is done please email a picture at [email protected] so it can be verified and then en bloc can be included by your surgeon’s name. This list is regularly updated.

Plastic Surgeon Explant List: 

The following surgeons do explants on a regular weekly basis, have done over 1000+ explants, have years of explant experience, all are very comfortable with the en bloc procedure, are more likely to recognize breast implant illness as they have seen many cases, and have high ethics. Special thanks to Dr. Chun and Dr. Feng for their FDA Testimonies.

Dr. Jae Chun – Newport Beach, CA – On medical leave.

Dr. Lu-Jean Feng – Cleveland, OH

Dr. Eric Wright – Little Rock, AR

Dr. Philip Straka – Kingwood, TX

Dr. Matthew G. Stanwix – Henrico, VA

Special recognition to plastic surgeons who only explant (have stopped performing primary implant-based breast augmentations): 

Dr. Jae Chun – Newport Beach, CA (medical leave)

Dr. Tancredi D’Amore – Corte Madera, CA (retired 2024)

Dr. Ritu Chopra – Beverly Hills, CA

Dr. John Pierce – Scottsdale, AZ

Dr. Patrick Cole – Boise, ID

Dr. Florence Mussat – Chicago, IL

Dr. Landon Pryor – Rockford, IL

Dr. Aditya Sood – Rockford, IL

Dr. Lu-Jean Feng – Cleveland, OH – Expert

Dr. Shaher Khan – Novi, MI

Dr. Amy DeRosa – West Bloomfield, MI

Dr. Philip Straka – Kingwood, TX

Dr. Craig Vander Kolk – Baltimore, BD

Dr. Marguerite Barnett – Sarasota, FL

Dr. David Rankin – Jupiter, FL

Dr. Fredric Barr – West Palm Beach FL

Dr. Stephen Nicolaidis – Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Explant Surgeons, Word of Mouth Mentioned in the BII Groups: 

US:

Dr. Brian Buinewicz (Doylestown, PA or Flemington, NJ), Dr. Surjit Rai (Dallas, TX), Dr. George Chatson (North Andover, MA), Dr. Jon Bradley Strawn (Newport Beach, CA), Dr. Linda Huang (Denver, CO), Dr. Shaher Khan (Novi, MI), Dr. Randall Feingold (Great Neck, NY) and Dr. Bahair Ghazi (Atlanta, GA)

Europe:

Dr. Guy Sterne, (Worcester, UK), Dr. David Floyd (London, UK), Dr. Antonio Tejerina Bernal (Madrid, Spain). Dr. Bianca Baican (Frankfurt, Germany),

– United States –

Alabama:

Dr. James Koehler – Fairhope, AL ($8,700 explant)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $75 consult fee.

Alaska:

No recommendations at this time for proper explant surgeons in Alaska.

Arizona:

Dr. John Pierce – Scottsdale, AZ ($8,000 explant, $13,000 explant and lift)

  • Believes in BII. Almost 100% of his surgeries have become explants, does 6-12 per week, reported by his office.
  • Only explants, no longer does breast augmentations.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants. Capsules for textured breast implants are sent to check CD-30 (for BIA-ALCL).
  • “Has performed thousands [of explants], exclusively for the BII community over the past 4-5 years,” reported by his office.
  • Provides drain shirt, bra, lanyard, scar cream, arnica.
  • $100 consult fee.
  • IG: plasticsurgeonscottsdale for explant videos, pictures of capsules and before and after pictures.
  • Check out their Explant FAQ
  • Dr. Pierce’s wife, Christina, explanted with staged fat transfer and manages Dr. Pierce’s office.

Dr. Shaun Parson – Scottsdale, AZ ($10,500 explant, $13,500-$16,500 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Does a lot of reconstruction and breast cancer surgeries.
  • $150 consult fee.

Dr. John Rowley – Phoenix, AZ ($7,000+ explant, $11,000+ explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Alvaro Testa – Mesa and Gilbert, AZ

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance. Does not do drains unless the patient requests them.

Dr. Robert J. Spies – Paradise Valley, AZ ($7,200-$9,000 explant, $12,000-$13,500 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $100 consult fee

Dr. Richard Brown – Scottsdale, AZ ($5,000-$6,000 explant, $11,000-$13,000 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.
  • $250 consult fee

Insurance:

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) covers explants as of February 2019. Here is the specific content that was changed:

“Removal of a breast implant for any non-cosmetic, medical complication or consequence, whether immediate or delayed, that arises from a prior cosmetic breast implant is considered medically necessary and eligible for coverage.”

Arizona Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

There is excellent advocacy work by admin of the Arizona BII FB Support Group; they hold meetings with Arizona senators, work to educate surgeons on BII and proper explant, and do meet-ups.

They are “forming an ad hoc study committee for the state of Arizona to collect data on women who are harmed by breast implants.” They are also “working on collecting data on breast implant illness patients and how to get explant surgery costs covered for patients by collaborating with insurance companies and manufacturer representatives in the state of Arizona.”

AZ SB1001

In March 2021, AZ SB1001 was signed into law. Effective January 1, 2022, it requires a physician to provide a patient with a manufacturer patient information booklet and to obtain informed consent from the patient prior to surgery. This includes an informed consent checklist with information on BIA-ALCL, breast implant illness, National Breast Implant Registry (NBIR), how to report adverse effects to the FDA MedWatch Program, and more.

“A physician who knowingly violates this section commits an act of unprofessional conduct and is subject to disciplinary action.” – AZ SB1001

Robyn Towt is a leading advocate involved in spearheading this bill and is implementing this legislation in several other states as well.

“She’s the reason Arizona has a law requiring surgeons to warn patients about the dangers of breast implants” – 12News (February 2022)

Arkansas:

Dr. Eric Wright – Little Rock, AR ($7,000 explant, $12,000+ explant and lift)

He says he is seeing a record number of women ask for explants and performs at least seven explants a week. He explains, “It’s the only procedure that every single lady so far says that they are glad they had their implants removed.”

Dr. Wright says these symptoms are related to their implants, “[t]hings like chronic fatigue, chronic pain, neurological symptoms, autoimmune disorders.”

The reporter says, “in taking them out is the only way to get rid of pain.” From the news article: “Lauri Denison had her implants taken out by Dr. Wright a year ago. She is one of many patients who swears by the surgery. ‘I no longer take thyroid medicine. I haven’t had a rash since I had implants taken out, I’m able to exercise now,’ Denison said.”

Related Articles by THV11 News:

Arkansas Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

California:

Dr. Jon Bradley Strawn – Newport Beach, CA ($7,900 explant, $12,500+ explant and lift)

Dr. Elliot Hirsch – Sherman Oaks, CA ($9,000-$10,000 explant, $13,000 – $14,000 explant and lift)

Dr. Luke Swistun – La Jolla, CA ($10,000 explant, $16,500 explant and lift)

  • He supports and believes in BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Free consult.
  • Dr. Swistun on BII  |  IG swistunmd

Dr. Tim Sayed – Newport Beach and San Diego, CA ($12,000 explant, $16,600+ explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII. Provides patients with a BII symptoms questionnaire and follows up with the BII recovery. His office states he is “known for answering all questions and thorough exams without rushing.”
  • Does en bloc when possible; surgeon’s office has reported over 90% en bloc rate.
  • Office states Dr. Sayed, “Always takes pictures of implants and capsules and video of capsule being removed from capsule after removal. Always sends out for pathology, returns implants, and assists with pre-authorization and assists with filing of insurance.”
  • $100 consult fee.
  • Dr. Sayed is interviewed in, “FDA meets about ‘breast implant illness’” (CBS8 News San Diego, March 2019)

Dr. Phuong Pham – Temecula, CA ($12,000+ explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • He is newer to our list, added in April 2024.

Dr. Brian M. Parrett – San Francisco, Novato, and in Greenbrae, CA ($8,000 explant, $13,000 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and files with insurance.
  • Accepts a variety of insurances. Patient with CA BCBS PPO had explant covered, doctor submitted notes of exam to insurance and discussed chest and breast pain. Two patients with Anthem Blue Cross had explant covered, one had a seroma and chronic pain. Another patient was covered by Medicare.
  • He is familiar with BIA-ALCL, has had a patient whose capsules were diagnosed with it.
  • Microsurgery
  • $200 consult fee.
  • Dr. Parrett is interviewed on the Today Show on the debate of breast implant safety.

On medical leave or retired:

Dr. Jae Chun – on medical leave – Newport Beach, CA ($14,000+ explant, $18,000+ explant and lift)

“Currently, the practice is closed as Dr. Chun is on medical leave.”

“We see it both with saline implants, silicone implants, I see it equally with ruptured implants and not ruptured implants. So the common denominator is the presence of silicone … I would say about 80 percent of my patients feel significantly better.”

Dr. Tancredi D’Amore in Corte Madera, CA retired at the end of April 2024. We extend our sincere gratitude to him for his support in BII and his commitment to ceasing breast augmentations, focusing solely on performing explants.

  • “I definitely listen to BII, am fully committed to remove the entire capsule and I have seen an improvement in symptoms in virtually every patient we did surgery on. … On average the symptoms of BII improve considerably postoperatively; approximately 80 to 100%” – Dr. D’Amore

Insurance:

California Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Southern (SoCal) California Explant & Doctor Reviews Uncensored FB Support Group

Colorado:

Dr. Linda C. Huang – Denver, CO ($10,000-$12,000 explant, $15,500+ explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • She recognizes that women are getting better after explants. She said she has done as many if not more explants as implants this year. There have been many patients who have explanted with her in the various support groups.
  • $150 consult fee.
  • Dr. Huang Explant  |  Reflections on Breast Implants and Explantation
  • Dr. Huang is interviewed in, “Colorado women say breast implants causing illnesses,” (KOAA News 5, June 2019)

For Denver surgeon, Dr. Linda Huang, removing implants is something she’s been doing for concerned women since the ’90s.

“I had a lot of pushback in the ’90s from my male counterparts, saying “oh my gosh I’m just fueling the fire and making women anxious about implants, but women were coming to me with real problems and just saying, I’m done,” Huang said, “I feel like for women, it was their choice to have them in the first place and absolutely it’s their choice to have them removed.”

Huang added she’s performed thousands of explant surgeries … [S]he says many of her patients do feel better over time after having them removed.

“I actually believe in it, so when I’m removing it, I try really really hard to be careful about taking everything out, rinsing it very carefully.”

Dr. Jeffrey T. Swail – Longmont, CO ($8,000)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Glenn Herrmann – Lafayette, CO ($11,000 explant, $14,700+ explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $200 consult fee.

Colorado Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Connecticut:

Dr. David Passaretti – Darien, CT ($12,000 explant, $14,000 – $17,000 explant and lift)

  • Listens attentively to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Always takes pictures of implants and capsules. Sends to pathology and accepts insurance.
  • Dedicated in helping breast cancer, breast reconstructive surgery patients.
  • $250 consult fee
  • Also performs fat transfer.

Connecticut Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Florida:

Dr. Marguerite Barnett – Sarasota, FL ($7,450 explant, $10,600 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII, committed to full capsule removal, and does fat transfers. Has been studying breast implant illness for over 30 years. No longer does breast augmentations.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Specializes in explants – has been doing explants for the past 20+ years on over 3,000+ patients.
  • There have been hundreds of patients who have explanted with her in the various support groups.
  • If you have a complication, a dent, or need scar revision she will fix it in her office free of her charge, but you would need to cover the surgery center fee. Additionally, she provides an insurance called CosmetAssure (free of charge to her patients), which covers any complications within 45 days of surgery.
  • Microsurgery
  • $150 consult fee.
  • Dr. Barnett FDA Testimony (2019)
  • Dr. Barnett FB Support Group

Dr. Dev Vibhakar – Miami, FL ($13,000 explant, $15,000 explant and lift)

  • Knowledgable about BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Microsurgery – he completed a microsurgery cancer reconstruction mission trip in Nepal in 2014.
  • Dr. Dev FB Support Group, one of the admins of this group works for Dr. Dev as his patient coordinator.
  • Aqua Plastic Surgery Explant

Dr. David Rankin – Jupiter, FL ($13,000 explant, $15,000 explant and lift)

  • Knowledgable about BII. No longer does breast augmentations, stopped implanting in July 2019.
  • However, Aqua Plastic Surgery still does breast augmentations. It is listed at the top of their website’s “Breast” drop down menu and “Breast implant removal” is at the very bottom.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Specializes in explants. Performs around 400 explants per year.
  • Microsurgery
  • Dr. Rankin FB Support Group, one of the admins of this group works for Dr. Rankin as his patient coordinator.
  • Aqua Plastic Surgery Explant
  • There are many good reviews on the internet, however the negative and/or unhappy experiences are censored in the Facebook groups. It has previously come out that Dr. Rankin and his concierge “both donated a lot of money” in confidence to one of the Facebook groups. This is per Dr. Rankin’s concierge’s own admissions. They also hired one of the admins of that same Facebook group. These create conflicts of interest that may be underlying connections to the censorship that is occurring.
  • Please note there are at least two women who allege that Dr. Rankin left capsules in them and it was discovered through later surgery with other surgeons. Another woman privately commented she had explanted in 2021 and alleges she is “not exactly happy with my results or experience.” Another woman went to Rankin for a second capsule removal surgery and allegedly felt disillusioned and “duped” by the experience. There are many positive reviews of Rankin, but the negative you will likely not find on social media due to censorship and/or fear.

Dr. Marc Robert Polecritti – Spring Hill (45 min north of Tampa), FL ($6,800 explant, $11,400+ explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $100 consult fee.
  • Polecritti BII

Dr. Fredric Barr – West Palm Beach, FL ($9,000 explant, $12,500 explant and lift)

“Amid growing concerns and reports of illness in some women with breast implants, Dr. Barr is listening to his patients and changing his practice. After 33 years of medical practice, Dr. Barr will no longer be performing breast implants and is explanting daily in hopes of helping women with Breast Implant Illness.”

Dr. Joshua Lampert – Miami, FL ($10,500 explant, $16,000 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Also does fat transfer, but in a separate surgery from explant.
  • $200 consult fee.
  • Lampert Breast Implant Removal  |  IG explantmiami

Dr. Dallas Buchanan – Tampa, FL

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Free consult.

Dr. Jeffrey Feiner – Clermont, FL ($8,000 – $13,000 explant, $16,400+ explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $100 consult fee.

Dr. Ankit Desai – Jacksonville, FL ($7,900 explant, $12,000 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.
  • Microsurgery
  • $75 consult fee.

Dr. Jeffrey Rawlings – Tallahassee, FL ($8,500 – $9,500 explant, $11,000 – $13,000 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $100 consult fee.

Florida Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Georgia:

Well-recommended surgeons by explant patients are Dr. Ghazi and Dr. Rudderman.

Dr. Bahair Ghazi – Atlanta, GA ($8,000-$10,000)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules. Does not return implants.
  • $100 consult fee.
  • There have been many patients who have explanted with him in the various support groups.

Dr. Randy Rudderman – Alpharetta and Atlanta, GA ($9,100 explant, $14,000+ explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance.
  • $100 consult fee.
  • His office reports he does about 4-6 explants a week. He has done about 500 explants in the last few years.
  • There have been many patients who have explanted with him in the various support groups.
  • Breast Implant Removal Before and After Photos
  • Breast Implant Removal

“Symptoms can range from general fatigue to rashes, digestive issues, and a wide variety of issues often seen in autoimmune complexes. The most common complaints are extreme fatigue that simply does not resolve with “adequate” rest. Women that have a history of enjoying being physically active find that instead of being energized after exercise, more rest is required. Hair loss, allergies, skin changes that don’t seem to respond to treatment even with the best dermatologic evaluation are common as well. Joint pains that seem to migrate, sleep disturbance, and a range of other symptoms have been reported as well. …

However many of these women report improvement or resolution of specific complaints often very soon after implant and capsule removal.

Women have seen rashes resolve, hair growth resume, allergies subside, pain resolves, all beyond what would be expected by placebo alone. There are some who as well report such significant improvement that they can reduce or eliminate other medications that they have been taking often for years to treat symptoms.”

Dr. Marisa Lawrence – Atlanta, GA ($6,500 explant, $8,600 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII. She provides pre and post-operation BII questionnaires for research purposes to collect BII data.
  • Dr. Lawrence has conducted BII research on over 300 patients in her practice and found that 86% report partial relief of symptoms at three months post-explant and 95% at 12 months. “The symptoms most likely to improve include fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, hair loss, visual disturbances, muscle and joint pain, and anxiety/depression,” she says.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • $100 consult fee.
  • Insurance: for a patient she submitted to insurance and participated in two pre-op appeals; after explant, pathology revealed a capsular infection, and she is submitting that as ‘medically necessary’ in a post-op appeal.
  • Podcast with Dr. Lawrence: Understanding Breast Implant Illness and Instagram post.
  • Testified to the FDA (March 2019) and presented data on her BII study follow-up.
  • Dr. Lawrence and a patient are interviewed in ‘Woman says breast implant caused mysterious illness‘ (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta, March 2019).

Lauren Caccavone got a single breast implant after doctors told her it would help correct a chest wall defect. Just one month after her surgery, Caccavone started getting severe neck and chest pain. Soon, the third-grade teacher was suffering from Epstein-Barr virus and chronic fatigue.

After explant, she said most of her symptoms disappeared within days of her surgery.

“Silicone, saline, textured surface, smooth surface, both major manufacturers. They’re all implicated,” Lawrence said.

Lawrence said her research was significant because it was not backed by manufacturers. “I think it makes the study more legitimate,” she said. “There shouldn’t be any bias.”

Hawaii:

Dr. Leonard Yu – Kahului, Maui, HI ($10,000-$11,000 explant, $13,000 – $15,000 lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Does not do lifts at the same time as explant, suggests to wait 6 months to one year.
  • Does not perform a lift simultaneously with an explant. Instead, he performs a lift as a separate procedure at a later point.
  • $100 consult fee (1 hour with Dr. Yu).

Hawaii Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Idaho:

Dr. Patrick Cole – Boise, ID ($7,500 explant, $12,000+ explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII. Dr. Cole moved from Arizona where he worked closely with the Arizona BII Facebook group. He has commented, “I would love to help those affected by BII in my new home state.”
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to submit to insurance (takes all forms of major medical insurance). Performs muscle repair when appropriate.
    • “Dr. Cole believes en bloc capsulectomy, or complete removal of the scar tissue around the implant and thorough microscopic examination, is the safest course of action for his patients.”
  • He explants and has stopped performing implant-based breast augmentations.
    • His website states, “Dr. Cole is not offering breast augmentation with implants at this time.”
  • Microsurgery, he trained at MD Anderson in Houston, Texas, one of the best microsurgery training programs.
  • Free consult.
  • Boise Plastic Surgery

Dr. Linsey Etherington – Boise, Idaho ($8,000)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Typically does not perform lifts at the same time as explant
  • Free consult.

Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Illinois:

Dr. Landon Pryor – Rockford, IL

  • Only explants, has stopped performing breast augmentations.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • He prioritizes BII patients in scheduling to get them in sooner. Performs around 5 explants per week.
  • Microsurgery
  • Dr. Pryor BII Explant FB Support Group
  • Dr. Pryor is interviewed in, “Raising awareness on breast implant illness,” (23WIFR News Rockford, IL April 2021)

“We continued to see more and more patients that were sick potentially related to implants,” said Dr. Pryor. “And after talking with patients about expectations for removing the implants and not obviously making any guarantees or promises, we saw that almost universally got better some of them with miraculous recoveries like Francine.”

“I’m trying to do what I think would be in our patient’s best interest,” said Doctor Pryor. “And if I see that doing this surgery is helping patients, then I’m going to continue to do it and hopefully we’ll get the science to support it.”

Dr. Aditya Sood – Rockford, IL

  • Believes in BII, he performs and understands the importance of removing the scar capsules.
  • Only explants, has stopped performing breast augmentations.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Dhaval Patel – Hoffman Estates, IL ($8,000 explant, $12,000 explant and lift)

  • Knowledgable about BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Double board certified and specializes in reconstructive surgery.
  • Is updating his website to include an en bloc page in reference to BII

Dr. Michael DeWolfe – La Grange, IL ($6,500 explant)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.

Dr. Florence Mussat – Chicago, IL ($8,200 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when the breast implant is over the muscle, when possible, otherwise she does total capsulectomy. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • She explants and has stopped performing implant-based breast augmentations.
  • Dr. Mussat En Bloc Breast Implant Removal Page

Dr. Vidya Shankaran – Belleville, IL ($6,500)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Illinois Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Indiana:

Dr. Brian J. Lee – Fort Wayne, IN ($7,000 explant)

  • Knowledgable about BII and is committed to full capsule removal.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Understands nutrition and detox for recovery from chronic illness.

Dr. Christine Kelley – Indianapolis, IN ($8,300)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Insurance; a patient reported Dr. Kelley fought hard to get insurance to cover explant and to get her FMLA approved for medical leave. Another patient reported Dr. Kelley is in network with Anthem BCBS.

Iowa:

Dr. Mark W. Mulkey – Mason City, IA ($7,150)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules. Does not return implants.

Iowa/Nebraska/Missouri Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Kansas:

Kentucky:

Louisiana:

Dr. Stephen E. Metzinger – Metairie, LA ($8,100)

  • Listens to BII. Dr. Metzinger discusses BII, biofilm’s role in BII, pathology tests he runs, and more. See Dr. Metzinger on BII  (FB Video).

“If you’ve had symptoms that include brain fog, fatigue, body odor that is unusual or foul, joint issues/joint pain other neurologic issues, hormonal issues, headaches, photosensitivity, chills, this whole cascade of illnesses or symptoms that often times can be written off as a neurologic disorder or fibromyalgia, if you are suffering from these and you have breast implants I would appreciate the opportunity to talk to you. I believe that these symptoms may be caused by a biofilm that’s been carried in with your breast implants and that your body is raising hell with itself in an attempt to cure this. …

We’ve seen some truly remarkable results from resolutions of optic neuritis to joint pain going away to swelling and odor going away within a matter of weeks if not days.”

“After bilateral implant removal and capsulectomy, 96% of patients with a presentation of BII reported improved or complete resolution of symptoms. The method of total capsulectomy presented in this study was shown to be effective in treating BII patients…”

Dr. Eileen Summer Black and Dr. Elliot Black – Metairie, LA ($7,500).

  • Knowledgable about BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Maryland:

Dr. Craig Vander Kolk – Baltimore, MD ($6,500)

  • Believes in BII. Only explants. “He has not been doing implants since 1990s after his research at John’s Hopkins.”
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • There have been many patients who have explanted with him in the various FB support groups.
  • Breast Implant Illness & Explantation by Dr. Vander Kolk FB Page

Massachusetts:

Dr. George Chatson – North Andover, MA ($6,800 explant)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Insurance: a patient reported Dr. Chatson submitted insurance paperwork and her Tufts Health Insurance covered explant.
  • There have been many patients who have explanted with him in the various FB support groups.

Dr. Melissa Johnson – Springfield, MA

  • Knowledgable about BII and has spoken with Dr. Blais (breast implant illness expert).
  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Insurance: Tufts Health Direct through Health Connector in MA covers removal if there is a rupture or one has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder.

Michigan:

Michigan is fortunate to have two plastic surgeons dedicated to BII and explant!

Dr. Amy DeRosa – West Bloomfield, MI ($6,250)

  • Listens to BII. Only explants, no longer performs breast augmentations.
  • She is supporting BII advocates in bringing legislative change in passing mandatory breast implant informed consent laws in Michigan.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • The nurses at the hospital said they are doing more and more explants with women saying the same thing.
  • Dr. DeRosa is doing independent BII research, she states she is not affiliated with any manufacturer. See Breast Implant Illness: A Case Series and Prospective Study and Breast Implant Illness: A Cohort Study (2023). These can help educate others in the medical field.
  • In July 2021, Dr. DeRosa experienced her own explant surgery and firsthand has felt the recovery of BII symptoms.
  • DeRosa Breast Implant Removal and DeRosa Instagram for en bloc pictures.
  • Dr. DeRosa is interviewed in, “Dangers of breast implants” (TV5 News Michigan, November 2019)

The procedure has become so popular, DeRosa said she does a half dozen removals a week in her metro Detroit office.

“It’s been amazing. The improvement that we find. Some women say that within one week they feel an immediate clarity to their brain, to their head. Their eyes are brighter, they have improvement in their skin tone,”  DeRosa said.

In the last few years, DeRosa said she decided to stop performing implant surgery all together. She said it will stay that way until the FDA can figure out why so many women are having adverse reactions.

“All implants, no matter if they’re filled with silicone or filled with saline, the shell is a silicone shell. So that’s what the body comes in contact with, and what it would react to,” DeRosa explained.

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Amy Derosa stopped doing breast augmentations two years ago after removing implants from a woman who said she was ill.

“Sure as heck, a week later she comes into the office and she’s brighter than ever and all of these symptoms are starting to resolve on their own, one by one,” Dr. Derosa said.

Dr. Shaher Khan – Novi, MI

Khan said he never augmented during his career because while he was a medical student at Yale he saw the adverse effects of the procedure.

The FDA banned augmentation in 1992 when silicone was causing some women to get sick, but that ban was lifted 15 years later and silicone implants eventually returned to the market.

“Now we’re seeing what is a re-emergence of the same set of problems, history essentially repeating itself,” Khan said.

He’s referring to Breast Implant Illness, which is caused by silicone leaking into the body. Dr. Khan says the shell of all implants are made of silicone and he says none are safe.

“Every time I look at a capsule under the microscope I see all the inflammation,” the doctor said.

Dr. Khan says Breast Implant Illness is linked to breathing issues, chest pain, throat ailments, neck and back pain, hair loss, skin rashes, vision problems, thyroid imbalances, heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure, and even lung problems.

Two states – Washington state and Arizona – have mandatory informed consent. Dr. Khan, Dr. Derosa and so many surgeons have joined women to have that option in Michigan as well.

Michigan Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Minnesota:

Dr. Jennifer Harrington – Plymouth, MN ($7,540)

Dr. Tracy Kayan – Minnetonka, MN ($5,600)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and can try to file with insurance.
  • Insurance: a patient reported Dr. Kayan wrote a letter to her insurance and got insurance coverage for the explant.
  • Dr. Kayan FB post on BII

Dr. David Ruebeck – Edina and Minneapolis, MN

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and can try to file with insurance.
  • Insurance: patient with UCare insurance was able to have the explant covered; she did not have capsular contracture but did complain of pain. Another patient reported Dr. Ruebeck was willing to fight hard to get insurance to cover.

Mississippi:

Dr. William B. Walker – Ridgeland, MS ($8,500 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Missouri:

None have been recommended at this time that do full capsule removal.

Nevada:

Nevada Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

New Jersey:

Dr. Brian Buinewicz – Doylestown, PA or Flemington, NJ ($6,000)

“It affects nearly every organ system in their body,” explains Dr. Brian Buinewicz.

“”I have 200 patients over two years and the vast majority of them are getting better. … These implants are causing chronic inflammation that’s now kicking off systematic inflammation in their body,” Buinewicz says.

An explant patient of his had “[d]igestive issues, adrenal issues, hormone issues, pigmentation issues, hair loss, depression, weight gain, inflammation,” and post-explant states, ““[a]lmost every symptom I’ve had is gone, completely gone.”

Dr. John Paul Tutela – Livingston, NJ and New York, NY

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, partial video, and returns implants.
  • In New Jersey he is affiliated with about six hospitals and with surgical centers; in NY he is affiliated with at least two excellent hospitals and with surgical centers. Therefore the patient has options.
  • Microsurgery
  • Please note, he requires a $200 nonrefundable consultation fee.

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

New York:

Dr. Randall Feingold – Great Neck, NY ($11,000 explant, $14,000 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Microsurgery
  • Dr. Feingold Instagram – en bloc pictures

Dr. Anthony Deboni – Syracuse, NY

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, partial video, and returns implants.
  • He has seen the improvement of BII symptoms with explant.

Dr. John Paul Tutela – Livingston, NJ and New York, NY

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, partial video, and returns implants.
  • In New Jersey he is affiliated with about six hospitals and with surgical centers; in NY he is affiliated with at least two excellent hospitals and with surgical centers. Therefore the patient has options.
  • Microsurgery
  • Please note, he requires a $200 nonrefundable consultation fee.

Dr. Adam Perry – Bay Shore, New York

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Insurance: a patient reported that office staff submitted authorizations and insurance covered explant in full.
  • Dr. Perry Breast Implant Removal 

Dr. David Rigan – Buffalo, NY

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance.
  • He is doing more explants and following his BII explant patient’s recovery progressions.

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

North Carolina:

Dr. Bill G. Kortesis – Huntersville, NC ($6,500)

Dr. Gaurav Bharti – Huntersville, North Carolina ($6,500)

  • Does en bloc when possible, takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Breast Implant Illness Support In the Carolinas FB Group

Ohio:

Dr. Lu Jean Feng – Cleveland, OH ($9,000+ explant, $16,000+ explant and lit)

“I have totally stopped putting implants in people because I believe that eventually everyone will have problems with these implants, and some of these problems are not easily reversible. Whenever a cosmetic procedure and cause health problems- it is not worth the risk. Cosmetic procedures are meant to improve the quality of life, so if the quality of life can be destroyed by a cosmetic procedure it is not worth doing.” (Webinar Transcript, pg. 6)

  • Knowledgable about BII, is committed to full capsule removal, and does fat transfers.
  • Does en bloc when possible, takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Specializes in explants – has been doing explants for the past 20+ years. Does not put implants in, only explants.
  • There have been hundreds of patients who have explanted with her in the various support groups.
  • Dr. Feng excels at medically complicated revision capsulectomy, popularly known in the BII community as second capsule removal surgery.
  • Board certified Microvascular Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon.
  • Member of American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
  • Published scientific articles on breast implants, lymph nodes, and more.
  • Testified to the FDA on breast implants (July 1998).
  • Many months wait to get an appointment (can be 6-8 months).
  • Dr. Feng’s Breast Implant Removal Youtube and Website.
  • Dr. Feng FB Support Group
  • Dr. Feng is interviewed in, “Reports of breast implant illness continue to grow” (wkyc studios, September 2019)

Those symptoms included: fatigue, chest pain, hair loss, headaches, chills, photosensitivity, chronic pain, rash, anxiety, sleep disturbance, depression, neurological issues, and hormonal issues.

”These are fairly typical for breast implant illness which is what we have been studying in the last five years,” Dr. Feng says.

Dr. Pankaj Tiwari – Gahanna (Colombus), OH

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Insurance: A patient reported he billed insurance appealed to get approval. Another patient reported he appeals if insurance denies. A patient with UHC reported he fought through appeals and got it covered. Other women have also reported success with Dr. Tiwari getting insurance explant coverage.
  • Microsurgery
  • Breast Implant Associated Autoimmune Disease Study Review

Dr. Ergun Kocak – Gahanna (Colombus), OH ($7,200)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants and can try to file with insurance.
  • Microsurgery
  • Works in the same office as Dr. Tiwari.

Oklahoma:

Dr. Kevin Kunkel – Tulsa, OK ($4,600 explant, $5,900 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Anureet K. Bajaj – Oklahoma City, OK ($6,400 explant, $7,400 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
  • There have been a handful of patients who have explanted with her in the various FB support groups.

Dr. Derek Shadid – Oklahoma City, OK ($7,000 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Also does fat transfers.

Oklahoma Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

In March 2020, the first Breast Implant Illness billboard was organized. Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Oregon:

Dr. Dann Leonard – Salem, OR ($7,800 explant, $12,300 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Insurance: multiple patients have reported he has been able to get explant insurance coverage. Women have commented he considers explant as medically necessary.
  • $75 consult fee.

Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Pennsylvania:

Dr. Brian Buinewicz – Doylestown, PA or Flemington, NJ ($6,000)

““It affects nearly every organ system in their body,” explains Dr. Brian Buinewicz.

“”I have 200 patients over two years and the vast majority of them are getting better. … There’s a certain subset of women that are prone to inflammatory issues. These implants are causing chronic inflammation that’s now kicking off systematic inflammation in their body,” Buinewicz says.

An explant patient of his had “[d]igestive issues, adrenal issues, hormone issues, pigmentation issues, hair loss, depression, weight gain, inflammation,” and post-explant states, ““[a]lmost every symptom I’ve had is gone, completely gone.” (Source: CBS Philly)

Dr. Raymond Capone and Dr. Avery Capone – PIttsburgh, PA ($4,500)

  • Do en bloc when possible. Upon request: take pictures of implants and capsules and return implants.
  • Explant and explant with flat closure.
  • A patient’s pathology report came back with giant cell reaction to foreign body (recalled Allergan textured beast implants). They have an understanding that breast implants can cause symptoms.

Dr. Emily Peterson – State College, PA

  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance.

Dr. Robert Kang – Pittsburgh, PA

  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance.
  • Microsurgery
  • Patient with Highmark insurance was able to get explant coverage.

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

South Carolina:

Dr. Clayton Crantford – Charleston, SC ($5,400)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Breast Implant Illness Support In the Carolinas FB Support Group

Breast Implant Illness Grand Strand Area FB Support Group

Tennessee:

Dr. Douglas MacKenzie – Murfreesboro, TN ($8,500 explant, $11,500 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $100 consult fee.

Dr. Jason Wendel – Nashville, TN ($9,100 explant)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • There have been a handful of patients who have explanted with him in the various FB support groups.

Dr. Robert Chandler – Memphis, TN

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants and accepts insurance.

Dr. Michael R. Burgdorf – Nashville, TN

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Melinda Haws – Nashville, TN ($6,900 explant and lift)

Dr. John B. Summitt – Nashville, TN

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Vanderbilt University

Dr. John Moore – Franklin, TN

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Murphy Garnett – Memphis, TN

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. Matthew Endara – Columbia, TN ($6,500)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Upon request: accepts insurance.

Nashville Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Texas:

Dr. Philip J. Straka – Kingwood, TX ($125 consult fee, $7,500 explant, $10,750+ explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII – he is optimistic women will get better once the implants are out and will start to heal. Only explants, see announcement.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Explant has increasingly become his primary surgery and specialty.
  • $125 consult fee.
  • Dr. Straka FB Support Group
  • Dr. Straka IG
  • Note: He is moving to Chicago in 2024.

Dr. Surjit Rai – Dallas, TX ($6,975 explant, $9,975 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • $100 consult fee
  • Dr. Rai FB Support Group
  • Dr. Rai Explant
    • Over 1,000 breast implant removal surgeries performed
    • Dedicated to complete capsulectomy and en bloc when possible
    • Compassionate care and experience with patients with Breast Implant Illness (BII)
    • Knowledge of the latest research in Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
    • Sends all capsules for pathology and any other studies needed

Dr. Bruce Rogers – Katy, TX ($7,000 explant, $10,000+ explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII and is committed to full capsule removal.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • He recognizes that women are getting better after explants. He said he has done as many if not more explants as implants this year. There have been many patients who have explanted with him in the various FB support groups, including over 50 positive explant reviews of him.
  • Free consult.
  • Dr. Rodgers FB Support Group

Dr. Charles Polsen – League City (Houston), TX ($6,000 explant, $10,000+ explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII – he is understanding and familiar with implant problems.
  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance. To get the implants back you need to speak to his nurse and request the form, then you can go to pathology and pick them up.
  • He recognizes women are getting better after explants.
  • Free consult.
  • Dr. Polsen FB Support Group

Dr. Mark Clemens – Houston, TX

  • Specializes in microsurgery, breast reconstruction, and BIA-ALCL research.
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • He is a leading researcher on BIA-ALCL along with pathologist Dr. Roberto Miranda and surgeon Dr. Charles E. Butler.
  • He mostly only takes cancer related surgeries and women who have a BIA-ALCL diagnosis. BIA-ALCL usually presents as unilateral breast swelling. Prior to explant, an ALCL diagnosis can be made by detecting fluid buildup between the implant and capsule through an ultrasound or MRI. That fluid can then be aspirated and tested for CD30 immunohistochemistry.

Dr. Melissa Crosby – Houston, TX ($7,000-$8,000 explant, $15,700 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • Specializes in reconstructive surgery and is well known in the breast reconstruction community. She used to work for MD Anderson before opening her own practice.
  • Microsurgery
  • $100 consult fee.

Dr. Kristi Sumpter – Houston, TX ($6,000-$6,600 explant, $9,400-$10,400 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • Also does fat transfer.
  • Free consult.

Dr. Jonathan Heistein – Forth Worth, TX ($6,000-$8,000 explant, $10,000-$12,000 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can can try to file with insurance.
  • Microsurgery
  • Free consult.

Texas Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Forth Worth, Texas Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Dallas, Texas Explant FB Support Group

Utah:

Dr. John Hijjawi – Murray, Utah

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance (speak with Corie).
  • Microsurgery
  • $250 consult fee.

Dr. Kimball Crofts – Lindon, UT ($5,000-$6,000 explant, $8,000-$10,000 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • $75 consult fee.

Dr. Brian Reuben – Midvale and Salt Lake City, UT ($5,600 explant, $9,200 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII. Surgeon commented he takes the time to listen, document symptoms and continue follow-up on symptoms in postoperative visits to document symptom changes.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Explant is the top procedure he performs (2021).
  • Microsurgery
  • $100 consult fee.
  • Insurance: Patient with SelectHealth Advantage was able to get partial explant coverage. Patient reported Dr. Reuben is an in-networker provider.

Dr. Leland Chick – Salt Lake City, UT ($5,900 explant, $8,400 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance.
  • Free consult.

Dr. Randall Barnett – Ogden, UT ($6,700)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Free consult.

Dr. J Michael Self – Draper, UT ($5,700 explant, $9,700 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII, has patients fill out a form on symptoms.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Free consult.

Financial: SelectHealth insurance in Utah with the Select Med plan has helped cover partial costs of explant for some women. One reported she did not have rupture or capsular contracture but she did have pain.

Utah Breast Implant Illness FB Group

Virginia:

Dr. Matthew G. Stanwix – Henrico, VA ($7,500)

  • He is very supportive, compassionate, and understanding of BII. He is dedicated to taking great care of those with BII inside and outside of the operating room. Additionally, he is conducting research on women who are explanting.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • Microsurgeon
  • There have been many patients who have explanted with him in the various FB support groups.
  • Dr. Stanwix FB Support Group
  • Dr. Stanwix Instagram
  • Dr. Stanwix Breast Implant Removal:

“Dr Stanwix wants you to know you are not alone. Breast implant related illness is a health issue that is often overlooked. Many women are often misdiagnosed with other diseases that have similar symptoms and do not realize that their symptoms and health issues can be related to their body’s reaction to their implants. Dr. Matthew G. Stanwix, MD, FACS is a highly sought after surgeon in breast implant removal. He not only has the highest of expertise in implant removal, but he is compassionate to his patients and passionate about this topic.

Washington:

Dr. Kai Morimoto – Spokane, WA ($8,00-$8,500 explant, $12,000-$13,000 explant with lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance.
  • About 80% of her surgeries are explants (2021).
  • $100 consult fee.

Dr. Otway Louie – Seattle, WA

  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and accepts insurance.
  • Microsurgery Fellowship
  • UW Medicine

Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Wisconsin:

Dr. Thomas Kinney – Brookfield, WI ($4,100-$6,400)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Specializes in breast reconstruction, has performed over 1,000 DIEP flap procedures.

Wisconsin Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Wyoming

Dr. Mark E. Freeman – Idaho Falls, ID and Wilson, WY ($4,000)

  • Listens to BII.
  • Upon request: returns implants.

– International –

Australia:

Australia & NZ Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Australia has launched breast implant screening at the Integrated Breast Implant Check Clinic at Macquarie University Hospital.

From the scientific article, Breast Implant Illness: A Way Forward (2019):

“A new breast implant check clinic commenced in Australia, is now scaling to 2 states and will provide an important low cost entry point for women with breast implant-related issues to be assessed both clinically and with imaging and/or pathology. These clinics will serve to capture patient, surgical, implant, and outcome data. They will also serve to standardize work up for patients with potential BII. These will include wide ranging blood screening for autoimmune disease markers (Table 3) and also collect patient-reported outcome measure data with validated instruments such as the BREAST-Q and modified BREAST-Q, as pertaining to cosmetic surgery. These patients will need to be followed up closely and for a period of ≥2 years to track their progress following explantation.”

Dr. Gerard Bayley – Greenslopes, QLD

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. Peter Widdowson – Southport, QLD

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. Lisa Creighton – Buderim, QLD

  • Onco-plastic breast surgeon

Dr. John Kippen – Sydney, NSW

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Ross Farhadieh – Sydney, NSW

  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Western Australia:

Dr. Mark Lee – Sublaco, WA ($16,163 AUD for explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Dr. Lee Breast Implant Removal,”Requests for breast implant removal procedures (explants) have risen dramatically in the past few years.”
  • “Dr Lee is currently undergoing a case study of around 50 of his patients to gain a deeper understanding of the causes and optimal treatment pathways for Breast Implant Illness.”
  • Based at St. John of God Private Hospital in Sublaco
  • Popular for explant in Western Australia

Dr. Rohan Page – Sublaco, WA

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Based at John of God Private Hospital in Sublaco, same hospital as Dr. Lee,

New Zealand:

Australia & NZ Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Canada:

Canada Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Toronto/Ontario Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

French Canadian Group – Maladie des implants mammaires (BII) Groupe de support Canadien-Francais

We extend a sincere thank you to Julie Elliott, a longstanding advocate from Canada, for graciously providing us with an update on Canadian explant surgeons and the information we have incorporated below.

Si vous parlez français et avez besoin d’aide avec le BII au Canada, veuillez rejoindre son groupe francophone canadien.

Dr. Stephen Nicolaidis – Montreal, Quebec

  • Listens to BII. No longer does breast augmentations, see announcement from May 2021. He is the only Canadian plastic surgeon who has completely stopped using breast implants.

“Over the past three years, Dr. Nicolaidis has completed just over 400 total explantation and capsulectomy surgeries. While studying the effects of explantation on ITB, he found that almost all women were recovering from systemic symptoms of ITB, partially or completely.”

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • He has close to 1,000 explants done as of March 2024.
  • Announced in February 2021, he is working on a BII research study with Dr. J.W. Cohen Tervaert.
  • He is doing a study on breast implant illness and systemic symptoms in women. Anyone who is more than 6 months post explant can contribute anonymously, see BII Questionnaire and submit to [email protected] or fax to 450-326-0860.

Dr. Gaby Doumit – Montreal, Quebec ($8,500-$9,500)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Authored a scientific article on breast implant removal in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery.
  • Double board certified in plastic surgery and general surgery by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, by the American Board of Surgery and by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
  • Has a few hundred explant done as of March 2024.
  • Dr. Doumit Breast Implant Removal 

Dr. Chris Coroneos – Hamilton, Ontario

  • Does enbloc when possible.
  • He does not have a private practice; he works exclusively from Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton.
  • If you had implants as a result of a medical reconstruction (cancer) and want to remove the he is the go to surgeon.
  • He is one of the leading experts in BIA-ALCL in Canada and presented at the first consensus on BIA-ALCL.
  • His IG post on enbloc
  • Website and IG

Dr. Ronen Avram – Hamilton, Ontario ($9,500 – $13,000)

  • He works closely with Dr. Coroneos, who’s conducting research into BII

Dr. Peter Davison – Vancouver, BC

  • He has recently joined the UofBC plastic surgery team. He explanted in his private practice in Montreal, QC for a few years and was a well appreciated surgeon.
  • His work is now focused on reconstruction. He does explant reconstruction patients. We do not know at this time if he does have a private practice in Vancouver. He does come to Montreal once every two months to accommodate his private practice patients.
  • Website

Dr. Peter Lennox – Vancouver, BC

  • Specializes in BIA-ALCL and has presented regularly on this topic since 2017.
  • He does have a private practice but seems to prefer to keep explants for patients at risk of BIA-ALCL.

About the following surgeons:

We do not know the details of their “explant habits”

Do they guarantee total capsulectomy? Do they take pictures and give back intact implants?
But we know that they have experience and skills for this surgery:

Dr. Vishal Sharma – Ajax, Ontario

  • Dr. Sharma does explant on a regular basis, seems to believe in BII and seems well liked by his patients. His name circulates widely in the Canadian BII community but there allegedly seems to be inconsistencies.
  • http://www.drvishalsharma.ca/services.html

Dr. Léonard Harris – Burlington Ontario

  • Dr. Harris seems to believe in BII. He does explant regularly and devotes a tab of his website to BII. He is well liked by his patients and seems consistent in his work.
  • https://drharris.on.ca/

Dr. Brandon Ball – Edmonton, Alberta

Dr. Michael Laliberté – Canmore, Alberta

  • Dr. Laliberté seems to believe in BII. He does explant regularly and devotes a tab of his website to BII. He is well liked by his patients and seems consistent in his work.
  • https://radianceplasticsurgery.ca/

Allergan Recalled Textured Breast Implants – MSP Funded Explant Surgery in B.C., Canada 

In B.C., public health insurance is called the Medical Services Plan (MSP). The MSP has decided to fund explant surgery for patients with the recalled Allergan textured breast implants. If you live in B.C. and have the recalled Allergan implants you can see your primary doctor and have a discussion about explant and MSP funding it. Hopefully other provinces’ public health systems follow B.C.’s lead.

Quebec Insurance:

Breast implant removal is covered by the Régie d’Assurance du Québec in three cases:

  1. Severe breast capsular contracture (Grade 4),
  2. Ruptured silicone breast implants
  3. Polyurethane breast implants.

Costa Rica:

Dr. Victor Urzola – San José, Tibás ($7,800 – $9,600 depending on doing only explant, explant with lift, or a flap breast reconstruction. Price includes anesthesia and operating room, but keep in mind that with additional expenses – flight, lodging, transportation, medications, and optional services of pathology, lymphatic massages, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, overnight hospital stay, nurse aftercare, etc. – total expenses can add up to $11,000+)

He has been controversial therefore here we present both sides.

There have been some patients that have had complications including problems with infections post-explant and their reviews can be found in the following Facebook groups: Breast Implant Illness and Healing Warriors and Breast Implant Illness and Healing Information by Erin Elizabeth. There is also a secret Facebook group where 20+ women have had negative experiences with him. When there are complications from a surgery done abroad, it can be harder to find a doctor that will treat it in the home country of residence. If something goes wrong, medical malpractice recourse in Costa Rica is very difficult and is something else to keep in mind.

Surgeon to avoid – Breast Implant Illness and Healing Warriors has him as a surgeon to avoid and he is on the “avoid these explant surgeons list” for the website “Breast Implant Illness ~ The Heal is Real” alleging “Many women have had bad experiences.”

One of the negative experiences a patient had with him: Part I, Part II, Part III.

Europe:

Netherlands –

SVS – Dutch breast implant illness advocacy with also an American website. Facebook is Meldpunt Klachten Siliconen and there is a Meldpunt explant surgeon forum. The SVS Foundation was established in 1992. Additionally, there is the Dutch Coalition of Silicone Survivors (COSS).

Dutch Breast Implant Illness Facebook Support Group

Dr. Paula Roosink – Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. Franziska Lichtenegger – Bilthoven, Voorschoten, and Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dutch explant insurance coverage:

Zorginstituut Nederland sent a memo to all health insurance companies in May 2018. They state that when a woman has health issues that do not go away with treatment that explant should be paid through insurance. Therefore, if you can show a history of doctor visits and have systemic symptoms, explant should be covered.

A Dutch woman had her explant surgery covered by Menzis insurance, she had Grade IV capsular contracture and a lot of pain.

Belgium –

Meldpunt Explant Surgeons in Belgium

Dr. José-Albert Budo – Liege (Luik), Belgium (€3,200)

  • Believes in BII. He recognizes the problems with silicone and breast implants.
  • Upon request: returns implants. At least three women have explanted with him in the BII Facebook groups. It was reported he did en bloc but pictures were not posed, so please make sure you discuss full capsule removal with him and pictures. He mentions the importance of total capsulectomy (at 4:40) in the following interview as well as the significance of removing all silicone and contamination.
  • He is interviewed and speaks on the risks of breast implants in Breast Prosthesis Scandal (skip to 3:30)

Dr. Caroline Mestre-Stanislas in Uccle, Belgium is an internal medicine doctor who was recommended by a patient for recognizing ASIA Syndrome with her silicone breast implants. See Resources and Expert Researchers to read more on Dr. Yehuda Schoenfeld’s publications on ASIA Syndrome.

Germany –

Krank Durch Brustimplantate – Breast Implant Illness DE (Germany) Facebook Support Group

Krank Durch BrustImplantate Website

Dr. med. Bianca Baican – Oberursel (Frankfurt), Germany (€6,600 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance.
  • Dr. Baican and Dr. Potente work together at the same office.

Dr. med. Zeynep Potente – Oberursel (Frankfurt), Germany (€6,600 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, returns implants, and can try to file with insurance. German patient who explanted with her had capsular contracture Grade IV and insurance covered 100% of explant cost. It was not a private insurance.
  • Dr. Baican and Dr. Potente work together at the same office.

Dr. med. Beatrix Munder – Düsseldorf, Germany (€4.200 including a two night stay)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. med. Frank Busse – Wasserburg and Rosenheim, Germany

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. med. Hansjürgen Jost – Landstuhl, Germany (€2,500 with overnight stay, €2,200 without overnight stay, €130 pathology testing, €55 bacteria and mold testing)

  • Total Capsulectomy. Upon request takes pictures of implants and capsules, partial video, and returns implants.
  • Speaks fluent German and English.
  • His wife is also a doctor and they work together as a team. A patient commented it is like getting double care for the price of one.

German News: Risiko Brustimplantate (2018)

Survey: Risiken von Brustimplantaten

Austria –

Dr. Markus-Johannes Handl – Vienna, Austria

  • Listens to BII. A patient who explanted with him reported he did believe her symptoms could be from the implants as part of an allergy and autoimmune response.
  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Switzerland –

Informationen zu Brustimplantaten

Dr. med. Marina Barandun – Aarau, Switzerland

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.
  • Microsurgery

Dr. Pierre Nahon – Geneva, Switzerland

  • Believes the capsules should be removed and sends to pathology.

France –

Dr. Pierre Dumas – Nice, France (€3,500 explant, €4500 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.
  • Dr. Pierre Dumas and Dr. Paul Gasnier work together at the same office. Dr. Gasnier also does explants.

Dr. Corinne Becker – Italy and France (€3,900 explant and fat transfer)

  • Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
  • Milan, Italy
  • Also does fat transfer

*Professor Laurent Lantieri – Paris, France

  • Listens to BII. Has said “these pockets of silicone are carcinogenic” in regards to the PIP scandal.
  • Hospital Pompidou
  • Specialist in reconstruction for DIEP
  • Removes silicone lymph nodes.

Dr. Christophe Grinfeder – Bordeaux, France

Dr. François Jérôme Authier, MD, PhD works at Henri Mondo Hospital and University Paris Est-Cretil in research. He set up a study for the neurological impact of silicone.

French News:

In April 2019, France is the first country to ban breast implants linked to cancer risk of BIA-ALCL.

France bans textured and polyurethane breast implants made by 6 manufacturers: textured Natrelle implants by Allergan; Monobloc textured implants by Arion; Silicone textured implants by SEBBIN; GFX, IMPLEO and COGEL implants by Nagor; MATRIX implants by Eurosilicone; and POLYtxt, Sublime Lime, Microthane and Diagon\Gel® 4Two implants by Polytech. Source: ICIJ.

La Maladie des Implantes Mammaires par Sabrina – Groupe de Soutien FB Support Group

Italy –

Avvelenamento da Protesi (Italia) FB Support Group

Dott. Nicola Kefalas – Torino, Italy (€8,000 includes overnight stay at the hospital & BIA-ALCL pathology / include notte in clinica e dismissione il giorno dopo e laboratorio specializzato in istologico e citologico e esame per BIA-ALCL)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules. 
  • Familiar with BIA-ALCL
  • Patient advocate who explanted with him.

Dott. Agostino Bruno – Rome, Italy

  • Listens to breast implant illness and is familiar with ASIA syndrome.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures and videos of implants and capsules. 
  • IG: dr_agostinobruno

Dott.ssa Manuela Roncella – Pisa, Italy

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules. 
  • She is familiar with BIA-ALCL, has had a patient whose capsules were diagnosed with it.
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
  • Direttore Centro Senologico Ospedale Santa Chiara

Quello che hanno cercato di nasconderci sulle protesi al seno: cancro e malattie autoimmuni (Novembre 2018) 

In 2015, Italy banned Silimed breast implants (Brazilian). See Avviso di sicurezza urgente – Impianti Slimed. 

Spain –

Implantes mamarios y enfermedades-Espana (Spain)

Dr. Antonio Tejerina Bernal – Madrid, Spain (€6,500 – €7,000 explant only / solo por explantar, €6,700 includes silicone lymph node removal, hospital, and two lymphatic massages / pues la operación con extirpación de ganglios, hospitalización y dos masajes linfáticos)

Dr. Marco Romeo – Madrid, Spain

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules. 
  • Micorsurgery
  • Also operates in Menorca and Dubai

Dr. Cesar Noval – Valencia, Spain (€6,400)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules. 

Dr. Josep Prat Escayola – Barcelona, Spain (€5,600)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules. 
  • EN: Consultation is in Sabadell and the operation is in the hospital of Terrassa, where he is the head of the plastic and restorative surgery. Price covers all costs including facility and pathology of the capsules.
  • SP: Su consulta es en Sabadell y opera en el hospital de Terrassa, donde es el jefe del servicio de cirugía plástica y reparadora. El precio cubre todo, incluye las facilidades y el análisis de las cápsulas.

Dr. Fabiola de Haro – Malaga, Spain

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules. 
  • Hospital Galvez

Protocolo clinico para la deteccion del linfoma anaplasico de celulas grandes (LACG) asociado a implantes de mama (Feb. 2019)

Portugal – 

Doença do Silicone Portugal – Apoio ao explante (retirada do Implante)

Poland –

Dr. Mikolaj Kubasik – Zakrzewo, Poland

  • Has had a patient with rheumatoid arthritis improve after explant, therefore he has some awareness of the benefits of explant.
  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Hungary –

Dr. Bognár Gábor – Budapest, Hungary (€2,400)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Microsurgery
  • Feedback from a patient-  Language: Dr. Bognár speaks good English, anesthesiologist speaks little but enough, nurse does not speak english (just few words) but very sweet and helpful. I stayed 1 day in the observation hospital. Patient had en bloc and symmetry correction of the breasts. Total price: €2,400.

Cyprus –

Dr. Demetris Stavrou – Nicosia, Cyprus (€3,000 including night in the hospital)

  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.
  • Done at the Aretaeio private hospital.

Lithuania – 

Krutu Implantu Liga: Detoksikacija ir Edukacija FB Support Group 

Ukraine –

Dr. Denis Pominchuk – Kiev, Ukraine

Грудные импланты – проблемы со здоровьем. Пластическая хирургия. FB Support Group

Russia:

Грудные импланты – проблемы со здоровьем. Пластическая хирургия. FB Support Group

Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland):

Breast Implant Illness Nordic FB Support Group

www.breastimplantillness.se  |  IG: Breast Implant Illness Nordic

Dr. Oya Kocabalkan – Stockholm, Sweden (39.000 SEK)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Strand Kliniken

Dr. Tor Svensjö – Hässleholm, Sweden (45.000 SEK)

Dr. Richard Lewin – Göteborg, Sweden

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Elite Clinic

Dr. Andreas Lindahl – Uppsala, Sweden (40.000 SEK)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Varoviva Kliniken

Swedish women have flown to Dr. Guy Sterne (48.000 SEK) in Birmingham, UK for explant.

News:

Sofias liv förstördes efter bröstförstoringen

Denmark:

Dr. Janne Horn – Copenhagen, Denmark (40,000-45,000 Danish Krone)

Norway:

Dr. Lars Berg – Stavanger, Norway (40.000 NOK explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible when breast implants are over the muscle. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Klinikk Stavanger

Iceland:

Breast Implant Illness Iceland FB Group

Íslenskar konur eru í auknum mæli að finna fyrir „brjóstapúðaeitrun” (BII) og láta fjarlægja púðana

Dr. Kristján Skúli Ásgeirsson – Reykjavík, Iceland (27.000 SEK)

  • Specializes in breast cancer.
  • A patient reported he understands the importance of full capsule removal.
  • Does not return implants.
  • Klinikin Armula

Israel:

Breast Implant Illness Israeli FB Support Group

הקבוצה נועדה לתת תמיכה ליווי ואינפורמציה בנושא ההשלכות הרפואיות והבריאותיות של שתלי סיליקון וסליין והתהליך להחלמה.

Japan:

Dr. Takashi Yamamura of the Department of Immunology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry may be able to help. He is conducting cutting-edge research on immune disease.

https://menekihirou.wixsite.com/implant/symptoms

Malaysia:

Dr. Yap Lok Huei – Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia (RM 30,000, about $7,300 including one night stay in single suite)

Thailand:

Dr. Nond Rojvachiranonda – Bangkok, Thailand

  • In the week he lectures in the day and is in the hospital after 4pm. Morning surgeries are on weekends.
  • Dr. Nond

Mexico:

Dr. Arturo Valdez – Cancun, Mexico ($6,000-$6,500 explant and lift – includes tests, medication, and transportation)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Rodrigo Morales – Mexico City, Mexico ($5,000)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Alejandro de Rivera Campero – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ($4,500 explant and lift)

Dr. Bernardo Garza Meija – Monterrey, Mexico

Middle East:

Dr. Jaffer Khan – Dubai, UAE ($5,500)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.

*Dr. Ashok Govila – Dubai, UAE

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.
  • Any liquid collected is sent for CD-30 test for BIA-ALCL. Histopathology report is handed over in 2 weeks time.
  • Dr. Ashok Govila Explant

Turkey:

Dr. Idris Ersin – Bayraklı, Turkey

South Africa:

South Africa FB Support Group

Well-recommended surgeons by explant patients in South Africa are Dr. Liakos and Dr. Geldenhuys..

Dr. Dimitri Liakos – Johannesburg, South Africa (R45,000 explant, R65,000 explant and lift)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: Takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Many patients in South Africa have explanted and speak highly of Dr. Liakos.
  • Plastic and reconstructive microsurgeon

Dr. Stuart Geldenhuys – Cape Town, South Africa (R57,000-R67,000, if the surgery goes longer the price can get towards the latter cost)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: Takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Many patients in South Africa have explanted and speak highly of Dr. Geldenhuys.
  • Prefers not to do a lift at the same time as explant.

Dr. Dale Geoffrey – Cape Town, South Africa

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: Takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Professor Franke Graewe – Cape Town, South Africa

  • Listens to BII.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: Takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Microsurgery
  • Lots of reconstruction experience.
  • frankgraewe.com

Dr. Mark van der Velde – Cape Town, South Africa

  • Total Capsulectomy. Upon request: Takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. Conrad Pienaar – Cape Town, South Africa

Dr. Charles Serrurier – Rosebank, South Africa

  • Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Dr. Bronwen Schoenfeld – Howick, South Africa (R60,000 explant, R65,000 explant and lift)

  • A handful of women in South Africa have explanted and speak highly of Dr. Schoenfeld.

Dr. Nicolette Landman – Olifantsfontein, South Africa

Dr. Paul McGarr – Durban, South Africa (R60,000 explant)

  • Microsurgery

Documentary:

Breast Implant Illness: Sisters Suffering in Silence (February 2021 – Carte Blanche), Preview

South Africa explant insurance coverage:

Medihelp Necesse Package covered a woman’s explant in full when she had a breast ultrasound and it confirmed that the implants leaked, as a note it took three ultrasounds to finally detect the leak. Momentum covered most of another woman’s explant when she had her surgeon write them a letter emphasizing two large lumps. Additionally, the Bone and Breast Care Centre comes recommended for specializing in breast scans and reports. See insurance for codes to submit to insurance, South Africa uses the same ones as the U.S.

South America:

Brazil Explant Surgeons –

Brazil list of explant surgeons from Explante de Silicone & Brazilian Facebook group below.

Doença do Silicone – Apoio ao Explante (remoção de prótese) – Brazilian group with 50,000+ members.

Perigos.do.silicone Instagram – Lista di Cirugioes

Explanted Silicone Instagram

Dr. Ricardo Miranda – São Paolo, Brazil

  • Listens to BII. He emailed the website stating he is involved in a project with his patients to create a foundation to help others with the same problems in Brazil.
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • IG dr.ricardoe.miranda, scroll to see en bloc pictures  |  Website

Dr. Bruno Herkenhoff – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes video of surgery and takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. Cristiane Todeschini – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dr. Pedro Faveret – Rio de Janiero, Brazil (R$9,000)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. William Itikawa – Curitiba, Brazil

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Chile –

Dr. Hector Roco Molina – Santiago, Chile

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and accepts insurance.
  • Clinica Alemana
  • Woman who explanted with him had surgery covered by Isapre medical insurance.

Colombia –

Dr. Luis Eduardo Bermudez – Bogotá, Columbia (Colombian pesos $10,500,000, about $3,162 USD)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.
  • Microsurgery
  • Santa Fe Foundation University Hospital in Bogota
  • En Bloc Video 
  • IG drluisbermudezmd

Dr. Susana Margarita Correa Gutierrez – Bogotá, Colombia (Colombian pesos $11,000,000, about $3,600 USD)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Reconstructive Microsurgery
  • A top surgeon in Columbia for breast cancer reconstruction.
  • $70 consultation fee.

Dr. Lina Rodriguez – Barranquilla, Colombia

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and videos.
  • IG dr.linarodriguez has a BII section where she shows and explains en bloc explants.

Dr Rodrigo Soto – Bogotá, Colombia

Dr. Jorge Hugo Ramírez – Medellín, Colombia (Colombian Pesos $12,000,000)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Torre Medica El Tesoro

Dr. Andres Ossa – Medellín, Colombia

Dr. Santiago Aguilera – Cali, Colombia (Colombian Pesos $6,650,000 – $7,000,000)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: can take partial videos of surgery, takes pictures of implants and capsules, and returns implants.

Dr. César Edwin Martínez Correa – Ibagué, Colombia

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Ecuador –

Dr. Luis Bitar  – Guayaquil, Ecuador

Argentina –

Dr. Ayeray Juan de Val ($2,000) – Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules and returns implants.

Ireland:

Ireland Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

UK Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group

Prof Malcom Kell – Dublin, Ireland

  • He is at Mater Private Hospital and needs a referral letter from your general physician.

Dr. Ahmed Salman – Dublin, Ireland (€4000)

Dr. Nadeem Ajmal – Dublin, Ireland (€4,380)

United Kingdom:

UK Breast Implant Illness FB Support Group and the group’s Recommended UK Explant Surgeons List (from 5/17/18). UK PIP.

Popular for explant in the UK are Dr. Sterne and Dr. Floyd they have explanted many women and come highly recommended.

Dr. Guy Sterne – Worcester, UK (£4,000+)

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Popular in the UK for explant, there are many patients who have explanted with him.

Dr. David Floyd – London, UK (£5,000+ explant, £8,000 explant and lift)

  • Listens to BII. Some patients present him a list of all their BII symptoms, he takes copies and is listening. He is conducting his own research. He recognizes that women are getting better after explants. He states, “Many patients find that their health improves dramatically after removing their implants.”
  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Popular in the UK for explant, there are many patients who have explanted with him. See Realself review.
  • Floyd BII, En Bloc, and Breast Implant Removal Gallery

Dr. Paul E. Banwell – East Grinstread (Sussex) and London, UK

  • Listens to BII.

Dr. Anna Loch-Wilkinson – Bournemouth, UK and Gold Coast, Australia

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.
  • Microsurgery
  • Had a BIA-ALCL patient and did a full en bloc removal of implants and capsules. This removed traces of the cancer and patient does not need to have chemo or radiation.

Dr. Robert Morris – Plymouth, UK (£3,220)

Dr. Lee Min Lai – Bushey, UK

Dr. Sunita Shrotria – Surrey, UK

Dr. David Oliver – Exeter, UK

Dr. Hassan Sulaiman – UK ($2,695)

Dr. Chien C. Kat – Birmingham, UK (£3,700)

Dr. Awf Quaba – Edinburgh, UK

  • Does en bloc when possible. Upon request: takes pictures of implants and capsules.

Dr. Eve. Mitoff – Glasgow, Scotland

UK explant insurance coverage:

Some women have had success with having the NHS cover their explant. One lady went to her doctor and explained the pain and discomfort she was in and was referred to a hospital breast clinic where she then had her explant. In consideration of this option, please ensure full capsule removal.