Smooth and textured silicone surfaces of modified gel mammary prostheses cause a different impact on fibroproliferative properties of dermal fibroblasts

H Seyhan, J Kopp, JP Beier, M Vogel… - Journal of Plastic …, 2011 - Elsevier
Our study addressed the question of whether surface properties of modern standard gel
prostheses may have a measurable impact on the fibrogenic properties of cultured human …

In Vivo and In vitro fibroblasts' behavior and capsular formation in correlation with smooth and textured silicone surfaces

S Huang, Y Chen, Q Zhu, Y Zhang, Z Lei, X Zhou… - Aesthetic Plastic …, 2022 - Springer
Background As the most principal complication following breast augmentation with silicone
breast implants, capsular contracture is greatly influenced by surface texture. However, there …

Soft tissue response to textured silicone implants in an animal experiment

J Smahel, PJ Hurwitz, N Hurwitz - Plastic and reconstructive …, 1993 - journals.lww.com
In a study on rats to assess soft tissue response to textured silicone implants, ellipsoid 15 x
20 mm pieces from the bag of a Biocell (R) breast prosthesis were implanted under the …

Long-term studies on the integration of acellular porcine dermis as an implant shell and the effect on capsular fibrosis around silicone implants in a rat model

I Ludolph, JS Gruener, A Kengelbach-Weigand… - Journal of Plastic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Acellular dermal matrices have recently increasingly been used in alloplastic breast
reconstruction with silicone breast implants. Among these matrices, acellular porcine dermis …

Physico-chemical characteristics of coated silicone textured versus smooth breast implants differentially influence breast-derived fibroblast morphology and behaviour

AA Valencia-Lazcano, T Alonso-Rasgado… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Capsule formation is an inevitable consequence of silicone breast implantation. Clinically
challenging dense fibrocollagenous capsular contractures occur at different rates between …

Textured surface silicone breast implants: histology in the human

CB Lesesne - Aesthetic plastic surgery, 1997 - Springer
Previous studies on the interaction of textured silicone breast implants has analyzed tissue
expanders or used animal models. To date, the data on long-term results of the textured …

Experimental total wrapping of breast implants with acellular dermal matrix: a preventive tool against capsular contracture in breast surgery?

M Schmitz, M Bertram, U Kneser, AK Keller… - Journal of Plastic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Capsular contracture remains a hitherto unsolved complication after
implantation of silicone gel-filled breast prostheses. Based on clinical and experimental …

Influence of silicone (PDMS) surface texture on human skin fibroblast proliferation as determined by cell cycle analysis

TG van Kooten, JF Whitesides… - Journal of biomedical …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
In vivo biocompatibility of soft‐tissue implants is often hampered by development of
capsules that eventually might contract and impair implant function. It has been shown that …

Effect of the Inhibitor Peptide of the Transforming Growth Factor β (p144®) in a New Silicone Pericapsular Fibrotic Model in Pigs

A San-Martín, J Dotor, F Martinez, B Hontanilla - Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2010 - Springer
Background Capsular contracture is the most common complication associated with silicone
prostheses. It may take the form of anything from slight hardening to obvious deformity. The …

Histological and immunohistochemical investigations with capsular contracture after breast augmentation with smooth silicone gel implants

L Prantl, S Schreml, S Fichtner-Feigl… - … Chirurgie: Organ der …, 2006 - europepmc.org
Results All capsules showed the same basic histological structure with a three-layer
composition. For the correlation analysis we had to exclude one patient with repeated …