Capsular contracture after breast augmentation: an update for clinical practice

H Headon, A Kasem, K Mokbel - Archives of plastic surgery, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Capsular contracture is the most common complication following implant based breast
surgery and is one of the most common reasons for reoperation. Therefore, it is important to …

The aetiopathogenesis of capsular contracture: a systematic review of the literature

Y Bachour, SP Verweij, S Gibbs, JCF Ket… - Journal of Plastic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Capsular contracture is the most frequent complication after breast
augmentation or reconstruction with breast implants. The immune system plays a prominent …

Smooth versus textured implants and their association with the frequency of capsular contracture in primary breast augmentation

S Filiciani, GF Siemienczuk… - Plastic and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Capsular contracture is the most frequent complication of breast implant
augmentation. Although studies indicate that textured implants have a low incidence of …

Impact on capsule formation for three different types of implant surface tomography

HJ Jeon, MJ Kang, JS Lee, J Kang, EA Kim, HK Jin… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Although capsular contracture remains one of the major problems following silicone breast
implantation, the associated mechanism has yet to be determined. This study thus aimed to …

Prevention of capsular contracture using leukotriene antagonists

R Graf, ASK Ascenço, RS Freitas… - Plastic and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Capsular contracture is a common occurrence in plastic surgery, with a
prevalence varying from 0.5 percent up to 30 percent. Although the standard treatment is …

Capsular contracture in silicone breast implants: insights from rat models

VJ Vieira, A D'ACAMPORA, FS Neves… - Anais da Academia …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Breast augmentation with silicone implants is one of the most common procedures
performed by plastic surgeons around the world. Capsular contracture is a frequent …

Comparison of cromolyn sodium, montelukast, and zafirlukast prophylaxis for capsular contracture

FDM Özdemir, GG Üstün… - Plastic and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Capsular contracture is the most common complication following breast
augmentation. Recently, prophylaxis studies aiming to inhibit the release of profibrotic …

The effect of omega-3 fatty acids on capsular tissue around the breast implants

GAG Lombardo, S Tamburino, K Magano… - Plastic and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: One of the most common complications of the use of foreign material, in both
reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery, is capsular contracture. Historically, research on …

The treatment of capsular contracture after breast surgery with implants using Capsulase®

F D'Andrea, C Errico, L D'Andrea… - Plastic Reconstructive and …, 2023 - prrsjournal.com
Objective. The management of the capsular contracture after breast surgery with implants is
challenging for the plastic surgeon. For years leukotriene antagonists have been used off …

Smooth muscle alpha actin immunoexpression (α-Sma) and CD-117 antibody (C-Kit) in capsules formed by polyurethane foam-coated silicone implants and with …

EN Silva, JM Ribas-Filho, FI Tabushi, MAP Silva… - Aesthetic Plastic …, 2019 - Springer
Background One of the undesirable complications that might occur after breast
augmentation with silicone implants is capsular contracture. In its etiology, the relations …