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Recognizing and Managing Breast Implant Complications: A Review for Healthcare Providers Who Treat Women Who Underwent Breast Implant–Based Surgery

International Journal of Women's Health
Paolo Fanzio,1,* Jason Hammer,1,* Nancy Van Laeken2,* 1Plastic Surgery & Regenerative Medicine, Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Irvine, CA, USA; 2Division of Plastic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver ...
Fanzio P, Hammer J, Van Laeken N
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Genetic variation in genes interacting with BRCA1/2 and risk of breast cancer in Cypriot population. [PDF]

, 2010
Inability to correctly repair DNA damage is known to play a role in the development of breast cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of DNA repair genes have been identified, which modify the DNA repair capacity, which in turn may affect the risk
Daniel, M, Hadjisavvas, A, Loizidou, MA, Newbold, RF, Neuhausen, SL, Marcou, Y, Michael, T, Bashiardes, E, Cariolou, MA, Kakouri, E   +9 more
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Prediction of the Ideal Implant Size Using 3-Dimensional Healthy Breast Volume in Unilateral Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: There is no consensus regarding accurate methods for assessing the size of the implant required for achieving symmetry in direct-to-implant (DTI) breast reconstruction.
Jeong-Hoon Kim, Jin-Woo Park, Kyong-Je Woo   +2 more
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Implant-based reconstruction following mastectomy in patients who have had a previous breast augmentation: lessons from the national multicenter Implant Breast Reconstruction Evaluation Study

, 2022
Background: breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure, and increasingly women in this group present with breast cancer or request risk-reducing surgery, but their optimal management is unclear.
Baker, Benjamin G., Potter, Shelley, Implant Breast Reconstruction Evaluation Study Steering Group and Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative, Sewart, Emma, Harvey, James, Cutress, Ramsey   +5 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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Decision making in breast implant selection for breast reconstruction: A mixed-method study among plastic surgeons

JPRAS Open, 2023
Background: Breast implants and the (dis)advantages of their characteristics (shape, filling, surface, and brand) have been studied extensively. When selecting a specific breast implant, a plastic surgeon makes a trade-off between the various (dis ...
E.R. Eijsink, J.X. Harmeling, M.A.M. Mureau, E.M.L. Corten   +3 more
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Breast Implants and Cancer [PDF]

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1997
Although silicone breast implants have been linked to various short-term complications, less is known about their long-range effects. Most attention has focused on connective tissue disorders, but the range of immunologic disturbances observed in women with implants suggests that consideration also be given to other chronic diseases, including cancer ...
L A, Brinton, S L, Brown
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The Value of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Integrity of Silicone Breast Implants

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objective: Breast implant surgery for cosmetic purposes is the most popular plastic surgery and it has been performed for over 100 years.
Dalia Rukanskienė, Greta Bytautaitė, Agnė Česnauskaitė, Loreta Pilipaitytė, Tautrimas Aštrauskas, Eglė Jonaitienė   +5 more
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Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma in the post-mastectomy setting: Clinical and therapeutic implications

Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2019
We report a case of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma in a 70-year old woman, who 21 years previously had undergone bilateral breast augmentation with textured silicone implants.
Cristiane B. Milito, Francisco Beca, Yasodha Natkunam, Stephen Cook   +3 more
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Use of High-Resolution Ultrasound in Characterizing the Surface Topography of a Breast Implant

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: With the emergence of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), it has become necessary to identify the implant shell type patients have received.
Yang-Hee Kim, Dong-Wook Park, Keun-Yeong Song, Hyung-Guhn Lim, Jeong-Pil Jeong, Jae-Hong Kim   +5 more
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