Dr. Rob's Solutions for Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Treatments - Episode 6: My Approach to Healing [Candice Barley’s Breast Implant Illness Story - Part 4]

Episode 6: My Approach to Healing [Candice Barley’s Breast Implant Illness Story - Part 4]

09/08/22 • 17 min

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Now that the breast implants are finally out, Candice’s focus is on healing and recovery. With the help of a naturopath, her approach to detox includes vitamin shots, herbs, teas, and supplements. She mostly keeps a Mediterranean diet, avoiding processed foods, dairy, and gluten. But it’s the personal sauna she credits with helping the most.

As Candice outlines the disappearance of her symptoms throughout recovery, Dr. Whitfield weighs in with the scientific background and reiterates the importance of genetics, hormones, and diet.

Links

Hear the first three episodes in this series on Candice’s BII story
https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/podcast-15-years-of-mysterious-illness-candice-barleys-story-part-1-episode-13/

https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/podcast-i-never-thought-my-implants-were-the-problem-candice-barleys-story-part-2-episode-14/

Follow Candice on Instagram
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Special Guest: Candice Michele Barley.

As Candice outlines the disappearance of her symptoms throughout recovery, Dr. Whitfield weighs in with the scientific background and reiterates the importance of genetics, hormones, and diet.

Links

Hear the first three episodes in this series on Candice’s BII story
https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/podcast-15-years-of-mysterious-illness-candice-barleys-story-part-1-episode-13/

https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/podcast-i-never-thought-my-implants-were-the-problem-candice-barleys-story-part-2-episode-14/

Follow Candice on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/olisticolife/

Special Guest: Candice Michele Barley.

Previous Episode

Episode 5: The Search for a Surgeon Who Would Listen [Candice Barley’s Breast Implant Illness Story - Part 3]

While searching for the best surgeon to first believe her and then remove her breast implants, Candice relied on Yelp reviews and Facebook groups and met with numerous surgeons. Most would agree to take her implants out, but dismissed the possibility that her implants were causing her symptoms.

After finding a qualified surgeon who listened to her and understood the importance of removing the entire capsule, she moved forward with a total capsulectomy. Recovery was rough, with an infection caused by drains followed by a fever and a pretty miserable few days.

Contrary to common practice, studies show that the use of drains is associated with a higher rate of infection. Hear more from Dr. Whitfield about why drains are not used except for specific circumstances in this third episode covering Candice’s two-decades long ordeal with breast implant illness and her path to healing.

Links

Hear the first two episodes in this series on Candice’s breast implant illness story
https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/podcast-15-years-of-mysterious-illness-candice-barleys-story-part-1-episode-13/

https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/podcast-i-never-thought-my-implants-were-the-problem-candice-barleys-story-part-2-episode-14/

Follow Candice on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/olisticolife/

Special Guest: Candice Michele Barley.

Next Episode

Episode 7: Bumps on the Road to Recovery [Candice Barley's Breast Implant Illness Story - Part 5]

As Candice recovers, her challenges continue. Severe adhesions send her to a doctor for scar release sessions, but incorrect practice of the technique causes the scars to tether back down.

Knowing a fat transfer is on the horizon, she searches for the least invasive solution as she has several surgeries under her belt. She finds a doctor who performs non-invasive fat transfers, but he injects way more fat than needed, causing her breasts to swell up and become larger than her implants ever were.

When she develops a fever, she makes an emergency trip to California to return to the fat transfer surgeon, which ends with liquidated fat leaking out of her breasts. Dr. Whitfield weighs in on what went wrong, and why fat isn’t something to fear in the hands of a good surgeon.

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Follow Candice on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/olisticolife/