In a healthcare market flooded with routine cosmetic procedures, Dr. Landon Pryor is carving out a groundbreaking niche by addressing an overlooked and growing patient need: Breast Implant Illness (BII). Recognizing a gap where traditional medicine often falls short, PryorHealth has expanded its well-regarded plastic surgery practice by launching a specialized Breast Implant Illness (BII) center, offering comprehensive care for women grappling with this complex and controversial condition. Dr. Pryor’s bold shift from performing breast augmentations to focusing exclusively on explant surgeries and holistic healing is not only redefining patient care but also creating a unique business model built on empathy, expertise, and advocacy.
Dr. Pryor is a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 20 years of surgical expertise, but his visionary spirit shines most brightly in the radical pivot he made in 2018. Seeing a critical need where much of the medical community still lags behind, Dr. Pryor made the rare decision to stop performing breast augmentations altogether — an unusually bold move in a field where implants are often a major revenue driver. Instead, he teamed up with respected patient advocate Laura Bowden and redirected his entire focus to total capsulectomy explant surgeries and holistic healing protocols designed to help women find real answers and relief.
This decision reflects not only medical foresight but also deep business acumen. By recognizing the growing need for validated, compassionate care in a controversial and often misunderstood medical space, PryorHealth has carved out a distinct niche that blends expert surgical care with trusted advocacy and patient education. The result is a practice that has become a beacon of hope for women who have often felt overlooked or dismissed. With locations in Rockford, Illinois, and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, PryorHealth’s recent expansion ensures even more women nationwide have access to the comprehensive care they deserve to be heard, believed, and fully supported on their healing journey.
Breast Implant Illness affects countless women nationwide but remains underdiagnosed and frequently dismissed by many healthcare providers. Dr. Pryor’s approach disrupts this status quo by emphasizing validation — listening first and healing second — as a foundational philosophy. The clinic’s signature offering, total capsulectomy explant surgery, removes not just the implant but the entire capsule of scar tissue surrounding it, ensuring a more complete and safer removal.
What sets PryorHealth apart is its holistic continuum of care. Post-surgical patients have access to IV detox therapies and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments that support long-term healing and reduce chronic inflammation. Moreover, the inclusion of Laura Bowden as Director of Patient Advocacy ensures patients receive empathetic guidance from someone who has lived the BII experience firsthand. This unique combination of clinical expertise and patient-led advocacy is a powerful differentiator in an often fragmented healthcare landscape.
PryorHealth’s commitment to innovation extends beyond clinical practice into research partnerships with the University of Illinois Chicago Rockford campus, where Dr. Pryor collaborates with medical students studying inflammatory responses linked to breast implants. This research informs personalized treatment plans, enhancing outcomes and positioning PryorHealth at the cutting edge of BII science.
For many women, the journey to understanding Breast Implant Illness is long, confusing, and often marked by years of feeling unheard. PryorHealth’s patients come from all walks of life — from athletes and professionals to mothers and survivors — but they share one thing in common: a renewed sense of hope after years of searching for answers. Many arrive exhausted after countless misdiagnoses and partial solutions. For some, a safe and thorough explant surgery brings dramatic relief; for others, ongoing holistic care and detox support help them reclaim their health. These patient stories, while each unique, reflect a larger truth — that real, lasting healing is possible when medicine meets compassion, and patients are finally believed.
With its growing presence in Illinois and Florida, PryorHealth is committed to reaching more women who may not even realize their chronic symptoms could be linked to their implants. For Dr. Pryor and his team, the first step is education — making sure patients understand what Breast Implant Illness is, what warning signs to look for, and that real, safe solutions exist. By raising awareness and validating women’s experiences, PryorHealth is helping patients feel seen, heard, and empowered to make the best choices for their health. In a space where silence and skepticism have reigned for too long, this message of awareness and hope is changing lives — one patient at a time.
