Advances on capsular contracture—prevention and management strategies: a narrative review of the literature

P Susini, G Nisi, DM Pierazzi, FR Giardino… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Capsular contracture (CC) is the most relevant complication of both aesthetic
and reconstructive breast implant surgery. For many years, experimental and clinical trials …

Controllable factors to reduce the rate of complications in primary breast augmentation: a review of the literature

P Montemurro, P Hedén, B Behr, C Wallner - Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2021 - Springer
Background Aesthetic augmentation mammoplasties are one of the most demanded
procedures performed in the aesthetic surgical sector. Because of the high epidemiological …

Does implant surface texture affect the risk of capsular contracture in subglandular breast augmentation and breast augmentation-mastopexy?

F Lista, RE Austin, M Saheb-Al-Zamani… - Aesthetic Surgery …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Previous studies have reported decreased rates of capsular contracture
associated with the use of textured surface breast implants placed in the subglandular plane …

Study of the effect of different breast implant surfaces on capsule formation and host inflammatory response in an animal model

F Santanelli di Pompeo, M Sorotos… - Aesthetic Surgery …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Breast implants are biomaterials eliciting a physiological and mandatory foreign
body response. Objectives The authors designed an animal study to investigate the impact …

Smooth versus textured implant breast reconstruction: patient-reported outcomes and complications

J Vorstenbosch, CM McCarthy… - Plastic and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: The association between textured surface breast implants and breast implant-
associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma has led to an increase in surgical procedures to …

Long-term Insights: Histopathological Assessment of Polyurethane Implant Capsules Over 24 Years

GH Pontes, CPW Ramos, L de Noronha… - Aesthetic Surgery …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Polyurethane (PU)-coated breast implants are known for their strong integration
into breast tissue and the formation of capsules around them. However, capsular contracture …

Defining the relationship between pocket and breast implant surface area as the basis for a new classification system for capsular contracture

DC Hammond, A Chaudhry - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The precise cause of and treatment for capsular contracture remains uncertain,
at least partially because there is no reliable quantitative measurement tool. To address this …

How breast implant surface type is influenced by breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a survey of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

LW Carr, J Roberts, JD Potochny - Annals of plastic surgery, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods An online survey of all active members of ASPS was performed. Questions
analyzed the surgeons' demographic data as well as implant and tissue expander choices …

Epstein-barr virus-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma identified in a breast implant capsule: a new breast implant-associated lymphoma?

CM Malata, RN Madada-Nyakauru… - Annals of Plastic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a relatively
uncommon T-cell lymphoma with about 900 reported cases worldwide to April 2020 …

Size matters—in vitro behaviour of human fibroblasts on textured silicone surfaces with different pore sizes

J Tolksdorf, RE Horch, JS Grüner, R Schmid… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Capsular contracture remains a challenge in plastic surgery and represents one of the most
common postoperative complications following alloplastic breast reconstruction. The impact …