A review of 198 patients (389 implants) who had breast implants removed

Because of the large number of women now returning to their plastic surgeons with concerns about their breast implants many years after surgery, we are afforded an ideal opportunity to evaluate these patients over the long-term. This study reviewed 198 patients (389 implants) who underwent explantat...

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Published inJournal of long-term effects of medical implants Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 11
Main Authors Netscher, D T, Walker, L E, Weizer, G, Thornby, J, Wigoda, P, Bowen, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1995
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Breast Implants - adverse effects
Breast Implants - statistics & numerical data
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Middle Aged
Polyurethanes
Prosthesis Failure
Retrospective Studies
Sodium Chloride
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Summary:Because of the large number of women now returning to their plastic surgeons with concerns about their breast implants many years after surgery, we are afforded an ideal opportunity to evaluate these patients over the long-term. This study reviewed 198 patients (389 implants) who underwent explantation by two surgeons over a 2-year period, correlating prosthesis type, location, and length of time since implantation with two adverse endpoints, implant rupture and symptomatic capsular contracture. Significant findings included a relatively high rate of implant rupture in patients whose implants had been in place over 20 years, an increased incidence of both symptomatic capsular contracture and implant rupture in single lumen gel implants and a positive correlation between severity of capsular contracture and implant rupture.
ISSN:1050-6934