Overview
- Chopra shared post-surgery videos on November 15 saying she feels lighter and is on the road to healing after removing silicone implants weighing 825 grams each.
- She said months of persistent back, chest, and shoulder pain led her to conclude the implants were the likely cause and to opt for removal.
- Addressing young followers, she urged against cosmetic choices driven by social media validation and recommended thorough discussions with family and clinicians.
- Medical commentary in coverage notes that implant weight can strain the chest, neck, and back, and that chronic peri-implant inflammation may influence hormonal pathways.
- Experts outline that explant surgery can be more involved than augmentation depending on the scar capsule, implant size and duration, or rupture, with risks including bleeding, infection, seroma, contour changes, and longer recovery.