Breast reconstruction with breast implants.
Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2018 Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among women worldwide. After a breast cancer removal procedure, women are asked to decide about breast reconstruction, mainly to improve their life quality, and they can choose from among many options.
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Breast implant illness: a step forward in understanding this complex entity and the impact of social media [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction. The number of implant-related complaints is constantly rising, a phenomenon probably accentuated by the extensive use of social media by patients. Material and method.
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Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2019 Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a newly discovered and rare cancer possibly associated with textured breast implants. This literature review investigates its epidemiology, pathophysiology, and risk factors.
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Breast Augmentation for Ptosis: Effective Upward Rotation of the Nipple [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2014 Background For the correction of small ptotic breasts, augmentation mastopexy provides a better shape than other techniques, but its periareolar or vertical scar is a limiting factor. Subglandular augmentation tends to increase ptosis.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023 Background:. Breast augmentation with anatomic implants can achieve a natural look, but over time, implant-related complications can occur. This includes a risk of potential rotation, which can cause a change in breast shape.
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Biodurability of Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants: A prospective analysis of 1028 prostheses in 514 patients [PDF]
, 2018 Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) was a company that manufactured substandard breast implants using cheaper non-medical grade silicon. Around 40,000 women in the UK are thought to have PIP implants inserted(1).
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Public Perceptions of Breast Implant Complications and the FDA Boxed Warning on Implants
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a boxed warning on breast implants in October 2021, requiring communication of certain risks to patients.
Colby J. Hyland, AB +4 more
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The acceleration of metastases after tumor removal and the paradoxical phenomenon of concomitant tumor resistance [PDF]
, 2018 Although surgical extirpation of tumors is usually clinically recommended, tumor removal may entail an undesired side effect: the risk of accelerating the growth of metastases.
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Measuring Platinum Levels in Hair in Women with Silicone Breast Implants and Systemic Symptoms
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. It has been suggested that compounds present in silicone breast implants (eg, silicone particles or heavy metals such as platinum) migrate into the body and can cause systemic symptoms in susceptible women, causing what is known as breast ...
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Symmetrization using submuscular implants to achieve lasting results in breast reconstruction [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2017 INTRODUCTION: In breast reconstruction with implants, ptosis is uncommon over time, in contrast to symmetrization mammoplasty without implants, which causes premature recurrence of breast asymmetry.
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