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Does your surgeon need to "believe" in BII to offer explant?
October 27, 2024
October 26, 2024
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Does your surgeon need to "believe" in BII to offer explant?

If a surgeon claims to "believe" in breast implant illness, does that make them a better surgeon, or guarantee a better outcome?

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Bad outcomes after explant surgery: why it happens, and how we can fix it.
July 10, 2024
June 26, 2024
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Bad outcomes after explant surgery: why it happens, and how we can fix it.

I see patients who are left with distortion and deformity of the breast after explant surgery done elsewhere. This is fixable, but it requires quite a bit of work.

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2 minute reads: why, when and how you should have your implants checked.
December 17, 2024
March 13, 2024
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

2 minute reads: why, when and how you should have your implants checked.

Breast implant surveillance is important, but you need to understand why you should bother, when to do it, and how.

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2023 in review - what we've been talking about over the last 12 months
January 10, 2024
January 9, 2024
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

2023 in review - what we've been talking about over the last 12 months

A recap of the topics I've covered in the last 12 months. Choose your own adventure!

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Can explant surgery be done whilst breastfeeding?
December 24, 2023
September 6, 2023
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Can explant surgery be done whilst breastfeeding?

Can breast implant removal be performed safely whilst breastfeeding? Will the outcomes be the same, or worse?

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Do Plastic Surgeons have an issue with "capsulectomy"?
April 2, 2023
September 4, 2022
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Do Plastic Surgeons have an issue with "capsulectomy"?

“En-bloc” is an incorrect term, but it is simply reflective of patients using the best words they have available to them to ask for what they want.

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We need to talk about "dual-plane".
July 26, 2023
March 7, 2022
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

We need to talk about "dual-plane".

Dual-plane breast implant placement is a technique associated with many long term problems which deserve closer scrutiny.

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Breast implant illness – myth or monster?
October 27, 2024
April 30, 2019
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Breast implant illness – myth or monster?

Breast implant illness – it seems to pop up everywhere at the moment. I see newspaper articles and endless social media posts, patients are asking...

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