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The Dr. Hyman Show

Breast Implants Are Making Women Sick—Here's What's Happening | Dr. Jonathan Kanevsky

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.59.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Breast implants may have become increasingly common—but for some women, the experience doesn’t always unfold the way they expected. On this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, I sit down with Dr. Jonathan Kanevsky, a board-certified plastic surgeon who made the decision to stop performing breast implant procedures after years of listening closely to his patients. We explore what he started seeing, how to approach this decision, and what alternatives are now available. Watch the full conversation on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. You’ll learn: • How to tell if your symptoms may be connected to breast implants • What to consider before deciding to remove them • Why recovery after explant looks different for everyone • What safer, more natural alternatives are available today • How to support your body before and after surgery for better recovery This is a complex and deeply personal decision. My hope is that understanding the full picture helps you make a more informed one. View Show Notes From This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman https://drhyman.com/pages/picks?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal https://drhyman.com/pages/longevity?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Join the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Health https://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detox Join the Hyman Hive for Expert Support and Real Results https://drhyman.com/pages/hyman-hive This episode is brought to you by Maui Nui, Pique, Perfect Amino, BIOptimizers, Korrus and Made In Cookware. Go to mauinuivenison.com/hyman to claim your free 6-pack of their Wild Axis Venison Jerky Sticks. Secure 20% off your order plus a free starter kit at piquelife.com/hyman. Go to bodyhealth.com and use code HYMAN20 to get 20% off your first order. Head to bioptimizers.com/hyman and use promo code HYMAN at checkout to save 15%. Visit Korrus.com/DrHyman for 15% off their newest product OIO Sphere with code HYMANSPHERE15. Visit MadeInCookware.com and use code HYMAN10 for 10% off your order. (0:00) Breast implants, health concerns, and medical profession perspectives (0:58) Introduction of Dr. Jonathan Kanevsky and personal stories (2:31) Correlation between breast implants, illness, and safety concerns (4:06) Breast implant-associated cancer, FDA warnings, and patient symptoms (6:29) Gaslighting in medicine and types of complications (8:02) Autoimmune reactions and explant surgery (13:15) Challenges and outcomes of explant surgery (16:57) Understanding toxins, metabolic, and cognitive effects of implants (18:36) The future of safe breast augmentation surgery (20:32) Introduction and history of fat grafting (23:14) Fat grafting techniques, results, and risks (28:50) New technologies in fat transfer and critique of new implants (33:10) Banking, growing, and sharing your own fat (36:27) Addressing ongoing concerns about implants’ health impacts (40:23) Surgery as ceremony: concept, history, and protocols (49:42) Post-surgery care, recovery, and dietary recommendations (55:10) Whole food, plant-based diets and nutritional interventions (57:29) Integrating alternative therapies and new surgical technologies (58:06) Where to find Dr. Jonathan Kanevsky and closing remarks (59:20) Disclaimer and final notes

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Women are being gaslighted by the medical profession about breast implants. The gaslighting is essentially saying to women, these symptoms are all in your head or take some Prozac, you'll be fine. I have seen many cases of women with severe illness correlated with their implants. What's even more impressive is when they take them out, they get better.

0:19.0

Silicon comes from petroleum. So this is a petrochemical industrial product. We have not changed the fundamental laws of biology, which is you put in a foreign object, it is going to have a reaction. Until I could predict who's going to have an adverse reaction to breast implants, it seemed completely unethical to be putting implants in for an elective procedure. The old paradigm of surgeons just cutting and leaving, I think it's done. You call it surgery a ceremony. I'd love you to unpack that. There is an altered state of consciousness, which is the medication that's using surgery. You know, body keeps a score. It's trying to make sense of what's going on. For example, one patient, her mantra was like, I want to come home to my body. I work with a great team of lymphatic therapist that will help you land back in your body as you're integrating everything. Today on the podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Jonathan Kenevsky. He is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles and a data scientist who advises Google and neurology. He is a leading voice in the treatment of breast implant illness, pioneering a transformative framework he calls surgery a ceremony.

1:12.6

So the big vision is that nobody puts an implant in ever again.

1:16.2

This is the only place an implant should be, which is outside the body.

1:24.3

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1:28.0

And muscle is essential for longevity, metabolism, and healthy aging.

1:31.5

In fact, in my January conversation with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, we took a deep dive into this topic,

1:36.1

highlighting the importance of prioritizing high-quality bioavailable protein.

1:39.6

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1:41.5

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1:59.1

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2:01.4

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2:06.7

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2:11.7

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2:15.4

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2:18.3

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2:23.3

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2:28.2

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2:32.9

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