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A review of 198 patients (389 implants) who had breast implants removed.
Because of the large number of women now returning to their plastic surgeons with concerns about their breast implants many years after surgery, we are afforded an ideal opportunity to evaluate these patients over the long-term. This study …
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Clinical relevance of positive breast periprosthetic cultures without overt infection.
The true incidence of positive breast periprosthetic cultures in the absence of overt infection is not clearly established. We retrospectively reviewed data from 389 implants that were removed for reasons other than clinical infection. Many…
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Capsular compliance: a measure of a "hard" prosthesis.
Capsular contracture prevents a natural "feel" to an augmented breast and is frequently a source of patient and physician dissatisfaction postoperatively. The degree of hardness of a breast is difficult to quantitate. We have developed a ro…