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A population-based study of breast implant illness

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2021
Background Despite evidence supporting the safety of breast implants, some women associate their implants with adverse health effects and have called this syndrome “breast implant illness.” We sought to characterize breast implant illness symptoms and to
David A. Magno-Padron, Jessica Luo, Terry C. Jessop, Jared W. Garlick, Joanna S. Manum, Gentry C. Carter, Jayant P. Agarwal, Alvin C. Kwok   +7 more
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Advances in surface modifications of the silicone breast implant and impact on its biocompatibility and biointegration

Biomaterials Research, 2022
Silicone breast implants are commonly used for cosmetic and oncologic surgical indications owing to their inertness and being nontoxic. However, complications including capsular contracture and anaplastic large cell lymphoma have been associated with ...
Fatemeh Tavakoli Foroushani, Kevin Dzobo, Nonhlanhla P Khumalo, Vanessa Zamora Mora, Roberto de Mezerville, Ardeshir Bayat   +5 more
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Current Progress in Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an uncommon type of T-cell lymphoma. Although with a low incidence, the epidemiological data raised the biosafety and health concerns of breast reconstruction and breast augmentation ...
Yichen Wang, Qi Zhang, Yufang Tan, Wenchang Lv, Chongru Zhao, Mingchen Xiong, Kai Hou, Min Wu, Yuping Ren, Ning Zeng, Yiping Wu   +10 more
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Compliant, Tough, Fatigue-Resistant, and Biocompatible PHEMA-Based Hydrogels as a Breast Implant Material. [PDF]

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He Y, Liang Q, Liu Q, Lv H, Yuan W, Wang Z, Liu Y, Wu J, Zhao L, Wang Y.   +9 more
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Breast Implant Illness: A Cohort Study

Cureus, 2023
Background Breast implant illness (BII) is a clinical disease defined by a constellation of symptoms that patients experience as a result of their breast implants. This retrospective, cohort study evaluated the benefit of breast implant explantation with
Thomas Serena, Peter M Habib, Amy Derosa
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Breast Implant-Associated Immunological Disorders

Journal of Immunological Research, 2022
Background. Breast implants are commonly placed postbreast cancer reconstruction, cosmetic augmentation, and gender‐affirming surgery. Breast implant illness (BII) is a systemic complication associated with breast implants.
L. Suh, I. Khan, C. Kelley-Patteson, Ganesh Mohan, A. Hassanein, M. Sinha   +5 more
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Breast implant illness: scientific evidence of its existence

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2021
Introduction More than one million breast augmentation procedures using silicone breast implants (SBI) have been performed worldwide. Adverse events of SBI include local complications such as pain, swelling, redness, infections, capsular contracture ...
JW Cohen Tervaert, N. Mohazab, D. Redmond, C. van Eeden, M. Osman   +4 more
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Predictive value of 3D imaging to guide implant selection in immediate breast reconstruction

JPRAS Open, 2022
SUMMARY: Background: Pre-operative estimation of breast mound volume for immediate breast reconstruction is necessary for operative planning, especially in direct-to-implant reconstruction.
Monica Yu, Mary-Helen Mahoney, Gordon Soon, Brian Pinchuk, Ron Somogyi   +4 more
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One-step Glandular Reconstruction after Breast Implant Removal: Technical Refinements and Grafting of the Inferior Dermoglandular Flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
The number of breast implant removal procedures are rising. Among the reasons why patients seek breast implant removal, the autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA), also named breast implant illness, is increasingly common.
Leonardo Ioppolo, MD, Antonio Amenta, MD, Mario Alessandri-Bonetti, MD, Francesco Borelli, MD, Marco Calapai, MD, Paolo Veronesi, MD, Francesca De Lorenzi, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Perceptions and attitudes toward unusual complications following breast implant surgeries among Saudi female patients: How knowledgeable are our patients?

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Background: The number of breast implant-related procedures has rapidly increased. Given the current increase in social media coverage and its influence on the decision to undergo breast implant surgeries, it is critical to identify patients ...
Hatan Mortada, Najat Ibrahim, Hisham Almousa, Rema Aldihan, Khalid Arab   +4 more
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