Correction of Capsular Contracture by Insertion of a Breast Prosthesis Anterior to the Original Capsule and Preservation of the Contracted Capsule: Technique and Outcomes.

Correction of Capsular Contracture by Insertion of a Breast Prosthesis Anterior to the Original Capsule and Preservation of the Contracted Capsule: Technique and Outcomes.

Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2011 May 26;

Authors: Xue H, Lee SY

Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the treatment of capsular contracture after augmentation mammaplasty by insertion of a breast prosthesis anterior to the original capsule. METHODS: Through transaxillary or submammary incisions and small capsular incisions, 14 patients (18 breasts) with Baker grades 3 and 4 capsular contractures had their breast implants removed and repositioned anterior to the primary capsule. The primary capsules were preserved. RESULTS: Satisfactory results (Baker 1) were achieved for all 14 patients during the 29-month follow-up period. CONCLUSION: The described method offers numerous advantages for the treatment of capsular contracture. It is minimally invasive and performed through a small axillary or submammary incision. It is simple, offers little trauma, has less bleeding, and results in a good outcome based on our follow-up assessment in the medium term. It is our preferred method for the treatment of capsular contracture.

PMID: 21614660 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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