Imaging of common breast implants and implant-related complications: A pictorial essay
The number of women undergoing breast implant procedures is increasing exponentially. It is, therefore, imperative for a radiologist to be familiar with the normal and abnormal imaging appearances of common breast implants.
Amisha T Shah, Bijal B Jankharia
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Breast Implant-Associated Immunological Disorders
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.
Lily J. Suh +5 more
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Treatment of Capsular Contracture after Breast Augmentation with Serial Fat Grafting and Implantation [PDF]
Background Capsular contracture is the most common complication after breast augmentation using implants. In case of severe capsular contracture, surgical correction is inevitable.
Tae Kwang Jeong +2 more
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Current Challenges in Breast Implantation [PDF]
Breast implantation (BI) is the most common plastic surgery worldwide performed among women. Generally, BI is performed both in aesthetic and oncoplastic procedures. Recently, the prevalence of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) or breast implant illness (BII) has aroused concerns.
Zuzanna Pelc +8 more
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Osseointegration of zirconia implants : an SEM observation of the bone-implant interface [PDF]
Background The successful use of zirconia ceramics in orthopedic surgery led to a demand for dental zirconium-based implant systems. Because of its excellent biomechanical characteristics, biocompatibility, and bright tooth-like color, zirconia ...
Lammers, Lydia +19 more
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Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: a systematic literature review [PDF]
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.
Daniel Sundfeld Spiga Real +1 more
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Combined Breast Implant Explantation and Multilevel Mastopexy Technique
Patients dissatisfied with their breast implants are faced with 2 options: secondary augmentation or removal of the implants. Simple removal of breast implants often leads to wide, deflated, and laterally displaced breasts which are notoriously difficult
Amiram Borenstein, MD, Or Friedman, MD
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Breast Augmentation for Ptosis: Effective Upward Rotation of the Nipple [PDF]
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.
Jinseok Park
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Public Awareness of Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Saudi Arabia
Background:. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) was first reported in 1997. Since then, the number of reported cases has been increasing, and patients’ knowledge and perceptions about this condition are unclear.
Mohamed Amir Mrad, MD, FRCSC, FACS +4 more
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Lay experts and the politics of breast implants
This paper discusses the controversy around breast implants in the United States and Europe. It focuses on the emergence of consumer and support groups for women and offers an analysis of the role they have played in recent policy developments in UK and ...
Kent, Julie, Julie Kent
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