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Advances in surface modifications of the silicone breast implant and impact on its biocompatibility and biointegration

open access: yesBiomaterials 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   +5 more
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A population-based study of breast implant illness

open access: yesArchives 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   +7 more
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Current Progress in Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +10 more
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Dedicated Ultrasonography Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Breast Implant Evaluation, Initial Study [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Devices: Evidence and Research
Eduardo De Faria Castro Fleury,1,2 Michele Rodrigues da Silva Junqueira,2 Tiago Sarmet Esteves Teixeira,2 Pryscilla Alves Ferreira,2 Giulia Matheus e Castro,1 Bruna Aguiar Portugal Viotti2 1Radiology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São ...
De Faria Castro Fleury E   +5 more
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Breast Implant Illness: A Cohort Study

open access: yesCureus, 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Breast Implant-Associated Immunological Disorders

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of Local Postoperative Complications and Breast Implant Illness in Women With Breast Implants

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2022
Key Points Question How often do women have their silicone breast implants explanted or replaced because of breast implant illness (BII) compared with local postoperative complications?
A. S. Lieffering   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Breast implant illness: scientific evidence of its existence

open access: yesExpert 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   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

One-step Glandular Reconstruction after Breast Implant Removal: Technical Refinements and Grafting of the Inferior Dermoglandular Flap

open access: yesPlastic 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of the National Breast Implant Registry for Application in Korea: Can We Predict “Unpredictable” Complications?

open access: yesMedicina, 2020
Background and Objectives: Since silicone breast implants were introduced to the market several decades ago, the safety of breast implants has remained controversial. Recently, several studies have explored breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell
Woo Jin Song   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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