I am sharing my experience as a patient with a confirmed ruptured breast implant and severe symptoms consistent with Breast Implant Illness (BII). UnitedHealthcare approved my explant surgery as medically necessary, and my primary care provider submitted all required medical clearance. Despite this, I made multiple attempts over several weeks to contact Dr. Brantner's office by phone and email to ask about scheduling, next steps, or whether they were willing to proceed with my care. I received no response. During this time, my symptoms continued to worsen severely. I was left without a treatment plan, without communication, and without basic guidance while dealing with a ruptured implant and significant health issues. I am sharing this so other patients seeking care for implant complications understand the challenges I faced in trying to receive medically necessary treatment. -- Jodie Davis - More Detailed **** I am documenting my experience as a patient dealing with a confirmed ruptured breast implant and severe Breast Implant Illness (BII) symptoms. UnitedHealthcare approved my explant surgery as medically necessary, and my primary care provider submitted all required medical clearance. Over several weeks, I contacted Dr. Brantner's office multiple times by phone and email. I asked for clarification on whether they would perform the surgery, how to schedule, and what the next steps were. I received NO communication in return. My symptoms have been severe: constant pain, inflammation, nausea requiring medication, and an inability to sleep lying down. Despite this, I was left without a treatment plan or any acknowledgment from the office. I am sharing this experience so other women seeking help for implant complications understand the lack of communication and support I encountered. -- Jodie Davis Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners Complaint Version (Formal, Factual, No Emotion) Formal Statement for the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners My name is Jodie Davis, and I am submitting this statement to document a lack of communication and continuity of care regarding medically necessary treatment for a confirmed ruptured breast implant. UnitedHealthcare approved my explant surgery as medically necessary. My primary care provider submitted all required medical clearance. Over several weeks, I contacted Dr. Jim Brantner's office multiple times by phone and email to request clarification on scheduling, next steps, or whether the provider was willing to proceed with my care. I received no response. During this time, my symptoms worsened significantly, including severe pain, inflammation, nausea requiring medication, and inability to sleep lying down. I was left without a treatment plan or communication from the provider. This statement is submitted to document the lack of response and the impact it had on my ability to obtain timely, medically necessary care. Also I have detailed my symptoms and ruptured implant with pain, nausea back pain arm pain I have to sleep sitting up. I wouldn't survive a day without nausea medication. This is pure neglect. I pray no other women is treated the way I was. I am so sick and disgusting with healthcare in Tennessee especially by our physicians that act like they care about us. I was given a plan followed the plan and treated like I was trash. I will never ever come back to this office and I pray for women if they ever have problems like I do do not walk in this office you will be treated like trash when you are feeling like you are dying. -- Jodie Davis Blountville, Documented Neglect While Seeking Care for Breast Implant Illness (BII) My name is Jodie Davis, and this is my documented experience seeking medical care for a confirmed ruptured breast implant and severe Breast Implant Illness (BII) symptoms. Despite having UnitedHealthcare approval for medically necessary explant surgery and completing all required medical clearance, I was met with silence from the provider I sought help from. For weeks, I called, emailed, and attempted to get basic communication about scheduling or next steps. I received none. During this time, my symptoms worsened: constant pain, inflammation, nausea, chest and back pressure, and the inability to sleep lying down. I was left without a treatment plan while my health deteriorated. This is not just my story -- it is the story of MILLIONS OF women with BII who are dismissed, ignored, or left without support while suffering. I am documenting this experience so others understand the reality of what patients face when seeking help for implant complications. -- Jodie Davis Please find a place that listens to all your symptoms and ruptured implant Bii illness. You deserve better. I certainly did but I will NOT EVER GO TO THIS DR AGAIN EVER. BEING TREATED LIKE TRASH BY HIS OFFICE AND HIS WIFE WAS DISGUSTING. JUST REALLY REALLY PRAY THAT I HELP JUST 1 WOMAN OF THE PAIN I HAVE DEALT WITH! read more

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October 28th 2025 I under breast reduction surgery. There was no drain tubes placed in my breast and within 4 hours of the first surgery I was bleeding to death had to be airlifted to Johnson City Medical center which they were wonderful had to have another surgery and now today I have got complications from the surgery. Have not seen Dr brantner since before Christmas and I have left messages for his office I had major infections after this surgery I have so many complications... I would not recommend this doctor at any time or any place I'm sorry for the bad review but the facts of the facts and it's this has to be proven I can pull my medical records and show it to anyone that ask if you have any questions just contact me do not let this doctor touch you. I wish I had read some of these reviews now that I'm reading them I wish I had went somewhere else read more

He should not be called a surgeon. Ask him if he is allowed to do surgery in hospitals. Then you will know why he has to have his own surgery center. Dirty, nasty, childlike skills. MRSA is the only thing he specializes in and gives with ease. read more

Did a wonderful job for fillers for me as well as lip enlargement. His talents as a surgeon, an artist, and as a person are all A+! Office personnel wonderful! Overall, amazing! read more

Terrible doctor he does not know what he is doing. Went for a minor breast lift and he took off most of my breast tissue. Plus, I contracted MIRSA at his surgery center, which lead to the treatment causing medically induced C-Diff, which lead to intestinal damage. Over two years later, I am still trying to recover. Also, you might want to find out if he is allowed to practice surgery at any local hospitals. Just saying, do your homework. read more

BEWARE!!! I had a complete botched breast reduction. He told me after my initial surgery that my breasts were high up as per the surgery and they would "settle with time." One of my breasts NEVER settled like the other and it was like a large mass. The pain was unbearable so I went back for a follow up. He said, "give it a year and come back." Well, I DID ONE YEAR TO THE DAY! I came back and he was floored by how the breast never settled and was deformed...he said he would, "remove it and make it normal all on my dime mind you! I was a college student and this was ridiculous but I wanted out of pain and to look like he told me I would! Normal I mean. He stated he would remove the large lump because it had been causing me extreme pain and a tearing feel that was only getting worse. I wake up from surgery and he hasn't removed anything. I'm not kidding, it was a nightmare. He stated the mass (that never settled) was just too large so he "shaved down the large mass." The next day I notice a yellow color near the opening where he "shaved down the mass"....That night I bend over to put on my pajama pants and puss (infection) comes rushing out. I'm not talking about a little bit, infection is pouring down my breast so I rush to the toilet and scream for my mom. I scream for a cup because I didn't know what was happening and infection fills up 3/4 of the cup. After it finished draining the very next morning, I call and HIS nurse said, "that's normal." I could not believe that old woman he had as a nurse was stupid enough to tell me that was normal. (She has now retired) I said, "no ma'am this is not! I explained how I bent over my toilet and infection drained out of me." My mother also had handed me a red solo cup and even after some infection had poured in the toilet, I filled 3/4 cup full with infection....ALL GREEN" She blows me off with "it's normal after surgery and to give it some time". I'm starting to feel bad and a fever by that time so I call my regular doctor who tells me to come in immediately. I start to get really sick as I go to my regular doc that is LIVID! I have a fever and am really not well. She does a culture asap and she gets me on antibiotics and told me get another opinion on my breast. She even sees how deformed I am and still no help because he didn't remove the mass. I see another doctor that is recommended to me. I go in, tell that doctor my story and have my records. That doctor is angry by my treatment and says," I clean up ALOT of his work as he does surgery too fast. You are not the only mess I've had to clean up" I had to have a large mass removed the size of a grapefruit and I am deformed because of his initial butcher. My second smart and caring doctor got me out of pain and removed the lump. They even stated that Dr. Brantner should of known better and should have removed the lump....because cancer can be in the middle of that lump. My new doctor told me it was a direct result of Dr. Brantner's botched surgery on me and the mass was the size of a large grapefruit. I'm so ugly and deformed now. I trusted this man and he has completed ruined me and my life. My other doctor was wonderful and stated I did nothing wrong, but I have been botched. I paid this man so much of my hard earned money for help and he did nothing but ruin me. PLEASE don't go to him. He claims to be Christian and didn't give a damn about me. I paid so much money out of pocket to get helped and all I got was butchered. I'd LOVE to share MY before and after PICS with anyone that wants to see. I will gladly share pictures for anyone needing proof of what he did to me....just reach out to me. DON'T let this man hurt you like he did me. He ruined my life and I hope he lives with that. read more