ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2018
Using Fat Grafting to Treat Breast Implant Capsular Contracture.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reverse Expansion Technique for Total Autologous and Hybrid Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes in Hybrid Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- Nonvolumetric Indications for Fat Grafting in Breast Surgery and Breast Reconstruction: A Scoping Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Capsular Contracture in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Pathophysiology, Risk Factors, and Contemporary Controversies.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Understanding Capsular Contracture: Mechanisms, Management, and Patient Outcomes in Implant-based Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Secondary Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction: Comparison Between After Autologous Flap and After Silicone Implant.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation: Our Approach to Prevent Reoccurrence with Combined Total Capsulectomy and Implantation of Motiva Ergonomix® Implants.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Repeated Autologous Fat Grafting Significantly Increases Mastectomy Flap Thickness in Pre-Pectoral Multi-Stage Composite Expander-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction: Exploring the Concept of a Reverse Expansion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Correction of the Tuberous Breast with Fat Grafting and Implant: Techniques, Evaluation with BREAST-Q, and Preliminary Results.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Fat grafting in breast surgery: a retrospective single-breast centre 6-year experience.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- A Histological Evaluation of the Efficiency of Using Periprosthetic Autologous Fat to Prevent Capsular Contracture Compared to Other Known Methods-An Experimental Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Platelet-Rich Plasma as a Novel, Non-invasive Method to Treat Breast Capsular Contractures: a Case Report.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2024Article
- Simultaneous Fat Grafting During Tissue Expander-to-Implant Exchange: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023Article
- Comparative Analysis of a New Automatic System and Four Existing Techniques for Autologous Fat Grafting.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Advances on Capsular Contracture-Prevention and Management Strategies: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Implantation and tracing of green fluorescent protein-expressing adipose-derived stem cells in peri-implant capsular fibrosis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2023Article
- Peri-prosthetic Fat Grafting Decreases Collagen Content, Density, and Fiber Alignment of Implant Capsules.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Epidemiology and Prevention of Breast Prosthesis Capsular Contracture Recurrence.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2021Article
- Review
- Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2020Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Capsular contracture is a frequent complication of breast augmentation and reconstruction that affects up to 30% of patients. The authors describe the effect of fat grafting on capsular contracture used in cases with the primary intention of improving soft-tissue characteristics before implant to implant or implant to fat exchange. Fifteen patients (18 breasts) with capsular contracture Baker grade 4 were reviewed. Pain from capsular formation was able to be ameliorated in all cases after lipofilling sessions, with 11 of them achieving analgesia. Afterward, 4 patients underwent implant to implant and 7 patients implant to fat exchange. Four patients chose to keep the implants after the end of fat grafting procedures, due to satisfying cosmetic results and excellent pain management. Fat grafting may be a useful addition to therapies currently used to treat capsular contracture.
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