Dr. Mark Hyman

The FDA thinks this is a real phenomenon that it can cause a range of symptoms from sort of mild, you know, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction all the way to full-blown autoimmune disease and cancer.

And it's not to be taken lightly, and it's a serious subject because a lot of women have this.

About 5% of women in the country have breast implants, which is a big number.

Many people are thinking of having implants.

So I hope you get to listen to this and understand the risks and kind of wait a minute and pause and wait, maybe wait for these new technologies or use one of these other possible transfer techniques.

You're also thinking about how to really take care of women in a way that's safe and effective.

But your thinking goes far beyond that.

And you're one of the few surgeons that I've ever met that's thinking holistically about surgery, its impact on... And I've had surgery many times, and it's a very scary thing.

There's not a lot of psychological support, and there's not a lot of ritual around it.

There's not a lot of understanding of how it affects you.

I mean, I had massive surgeries about a year ago, and it was a lot.

I have a pretty good constitution and a pretty stable mind, so...

But I remember like, I mean, for mine, it was, you know, it was, it was a very severe thing and I could have died.

And, and, and I remember going into the operating room and, you know, it's just, you know, you're kind of in the hospital, you're in a sterile environment, you're getting wheeled into the operating room.

They kind of stick the needle in you.

They go, okay, you're going to sleep out, you know?

And I remember this could be my last breath.

This is my last moment of consciousness, you know?

And, uh, it was kind of scary.

And you've been in the operating room for thousands of hours probably.