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Implant Capsular Contracture

Known as: Capsular Contracture, Implant, Contracture, Implant Capsular, Implant Capsular Contracture [Disease/Finding] 
The shrinkage of the foreign body encapsulation scar tissue that forms around artificial implants imbedded in body tissues.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2019
Review
2019
An extended 7-year review of textured breast implants for primary breast augmentation: Allergan® versus Mentor®
Background: Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed aesthetic procedures worldwide. Textured implants are used… 
2018
2018
Breast Implants: Design, Safety and Indications for Use
This chapter describes the evolution of breast implants from the start in 1962 until today. Detailed information about the… 
2018
2018
Huge Abscess due to Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection after Breast Augmentation
Breast implant and tissue expander placement is the most common cosmetic procedure and the sixth most common reconstructive… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
Working Toward a Solution: The Unanswered Questions About Silicone Gel Breast Implants
The popularity of silicone gel implants among women undergoing breast augmentation has soared since the U.S. Food and Drug… 
2013
2013
Research and discussion on the use of acetate triamcinolone acetonjde for the prevention of implant capsular contracture
Objective To explore the use of acetate triamcinolone acetonjde for the prevention of implant capsular contracture.Methods Using… 
2011
2011
P2-16-08: Expander-Implant-Reconstruction – Aesthetic Outcome and Patients' Satisfaction in a 10-Year-Period.
Background . Breast reconstruction after mastectomy is gaining increasing significance avoiding the post-mastectomy-trauma and… 
2005
2005
[The experimental researches on the use of triamcinolone acetonide for the prevention of implant capsular contracture].
OBJECTIVE To explore the use of triamcinolone acetonide for the prevention of implant capsular contracture. METHODS 20 rabbits… 
2000
2000
A plea for more science regarding articles on breast implant capsular contracture.
1991
1991
Noninvasive assessment of implant capsules.
The assessment of implant capsular contracture has been imprecise and vulnerable to observer bias. Attempts to measure capsules… 
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