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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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A Rationale for Micro-textured Breast Implant Augmentation

Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 2022
BackgroundTextured breast implants have been used in aesthetic breast surgery to decrease rates of malposition and capsular contracture. Recent concerns regarding breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)’s link to textured ...
Julia A Chiemi, S Sean Kelishadi
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Scleroderma and breast implants [PDF]

QJM, 2014
### Learning Point for Clinicians A number of studies have associated silicone breast implants with the development of connective tissue diseases. However, the role of free silicone gel in relation to idiopathic or typical connective tissue disease is not clear.
C Hong, David D'Cruz, John G Coghlan, Shirish Sangle   +3 more
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New technologies and innovations in breast surgery [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2019
Introduction: Breast surgery with silicone implants is gaining popularity and has become the most performed plastic surgery worldwide. However, there is increasing concern about the safety of silicone breast implants due to associated complications.
Rogério Schützler Gomes, Elvio Bueno Garcia, Heitor Francisco Carvalho Gomes, Lydia Masako Ferreira   +3 more
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW: ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA FOLLOWING BREAST IMPLANT SURGERY

Jurnal Rekonstruksi dan Estetik, 2023
Highlights: • BIA-ALCL, a T-cell lymphoma associated with breast implants, is posing a growing medical challenge due to the increasing use of implants for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes • The majority of BIA-ALCL cases were associated with ...
Kezia Eveline, Rizqi Shabrina Lestari, Beta Subakti Nata’admadja, Lavonia Berlina Adzalika   +3 more
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Betadine and Breast Implants [PDF]

Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2018
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the US FDA reviewed and approved a request by one of the breast implant manufacturers for a change in the Directions for Use (DFU) that removed warnings regarding the use of Betadine (povidone-iodine [PI] 10% solution, 1% available iodine [Purdue Frederick Company, Stamford, CT], also available in generic formulations ...
William P. Adams, Mark L. Jewell
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A Pipeline to Understand Emerging Illness via Social Media Data Analysis: A Case Study on Breast Implant Illness [PDF]

JMIR Medical Informaatics 2021, 9(11):e29768, 2020
Background: A new illness could first come to the public attention over social media before it is medically defined, formally documented or systematically studied. One example is a phenomenon known as breast implant illness (BII) that has been extensively discussed on social media, though vaguely defined in medical literature. Objectives: The objective
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The Influence of Radiotherapy on the Mechanical Properties of Silicone Breast Implants

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2018
Background:. Silicone breast implants have been used for decades for cosmetic breast augmentation or reconstruction after mastectomy. In selected cases, postmastectomy adjuvant radiotherapy is given with the breast implants in situ.
Yara Bachour, MD, Lisanne J. Oei, MD, Albert J. Van der Veen, PhD, Bart E. Vos, MSc, Andre Louis, PhD, Stan Heukelom, PhD, Marco J. P. F. Ritt, MD, PhD, Frank B. Niessen, MD, PhD, Phil W. Koken, PhD, Hay A. H. Winters, MD, PhD   +9 more
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Dosimetric investigation of 103Pd permanent breast seed implant brachytherapy based on Monte Carlo calculations [PDF]

Brachytherapy, 20, 686-694 (2021), 2020
PURPOSE: Permanent breast seed implant (PBSI) using 103Pd is emerging as an effective adjuvant radiation technique for early-stage breast cancer. However, clinical dose evaluations follow the water-based TG-43 approach with its considerable approximations.
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Sterile acellular dermal collagen as a treatment for rippling deformity of breast. [PDF]

, 2014
Prosthetic implants are frequently used for breast augmentation and breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Unfortunately, long-term aesthetic results of prosthetic breast restoration may be hindered by complications such as rippling, capsular ...
Busse, Brittany, Orbay, Hakan, Sahar, David E   +2 more
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