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Pathology of the capsules & Breast Implant illness Recovery

Leora Acoca Goldberg Season 1 Episode 3

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Randall Feingold, MD performs en bloc explant surgery (Breast Implants removal surgery) regularly and has developed a safety protocol based on his clinical training and many years of experience that provides a panel of pathology and microbiology evaluation of the capsules to rule out certain abnormalities and to increase the likelihood of finding the underlying cause of BII symptoms and allow selection of proper treatments. Dr. Randall Feingold, photo-documents the capsule specimens, Before sending the capsule specimens to pathology, (as well as for bacterial and fungal cultures). 

These tests are done during the explant surgery and typically the results are ready within 7-28 days.  to increase the likelihood of finding the underlying cause of symptoms and allow the selection of proper treatments.


Randall Feingold, MD uses the following protocol to thoroughly evaluate and treat his patients:

  • Photo documentation of capsules and implants provided to patients for reassurance
  • Pathology evaluation of capsules to assess the degree of inflammation and rule out malignancy (particularly for textured implants)
  • Microbiology testing of capsule lining to investigate for colonies of bacteria and fungus/mold
  • Long-term antibiotic or antifungal therapy for positive cultures


 


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