ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2019
Short-term Safety of Augmentation Mammaplasty Using the BellaGel Implants in Korean Women.
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- Feasibility of Imaging Modalities Combined with a Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implant in Korean Women.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The Role of High Resolution Ultrasonography in Elucidating Features of the Breast Implants in Asymptomatic Patients After Implant-based Augmentation Mammaplasty.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2022Article
- High-Resolution Ultrasound-Assisted Assessment of Preliminary Short-term Safety Outcomes of an Implant-Based Augmentation Mammaplasty Using a Bioengineered, Cell-Friendly, Smooth-Surface Device in Korean Females.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2022Article
- A Preliminary Retrospective Study to Assess the Short-Term Safety of Traditional Smooth or Microtextured Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants in Korea.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Observational
- Four-Year Interim Results of the Safety of Augmentation Mammaplasty Using the Motiva Ergonomix™ Round SilkSurface: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2021Article
- Letter to the Editor: Discussion of the Article "The Emerging Crisis of Stakeholders in Implant-based Augmentation Mammaplasty in Korea".Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Article
- Short-term Safety of a Silicone Gel-filled Breast Implant: A Manufacturer-sponsored, Retrospective Study.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
- The Emerging Crisis of Stakeholders in Implant-based Augmentation Mammaplasty in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Article
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Abstract
Asian women are stereotypically characterized by a slim body, smaller breasts and areolae, and larger nipples when compared with White women. They would therefore be vulnerable to displacement of a breast implant if they receive larger implants. They are also prone to hypertrophic and prolonged hyperemic scars. Surgeons should therefore be aware of Asian women's breast anatomy, healing tendency, and preferences. We conducted this multicenter, retrospective study to assess the short-term safety of the BellaGel implants in Korean women.
methodsWe evaluated a total of 637 women (n = 637; 1,274 breasts) for incidences of postoperative complications and the cumulative Kaplan-Meier complication-free survival.
resultsOverall, there were 12 cases (1.9%) of postoperative complications; these include 6 cases (0.9%) of hematoma, 2 cases (0.3%) of infection, and 4 cases (0.6%) of seroma. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the cumulative complication-free survival at 120 weeks between the 4 types of the BellaGel implants (χ
conclusionIn conclusion, we describe the short-term safety of augmentation mammaplasty using the BellaGel implants in Korean women. But further prospective, large-scale, multicenter studies with a long period of follow-up are warranted to establish our results.
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