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ReviewAesthetic plastic surgery2021

Surgical Treatment of Capsular Contracture (CC): Literature Review and Outcomes Utilizing Implants in Revisionary Surgery.

Nicola Zingaretti, Paolo Vittorini, Valentina Savino, Jacopo Claudio Vittorini, Francesco De Francesco, Michele Riccio, Pier Camillo Parodi

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Review in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicola ZingarettiClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Hospital of Udine, Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy. zingarettin@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1575-0029
Paolo VittoriniClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Presidio Ospedaliero Villa Letizia, L'Aquila, Italy.
Valentina SavinoClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Presidio Ospedaliero Villa Letizia, L'Aquila, Italy.
Jacopo Claudio VittoriniSchool of Medicine, Campus Biomedico University, Rome, Italy.
Francesco De FrancescoAccademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate, Italy.
Michele RiccioAccademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate, Italy.
Pier Camillo ParodiClinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Hospital of Udine, Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti · ITPresidio Ospedaliero · ITUniversity of Udine · ITUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of this clinical review is to provide an overview of the use of breast implants after capsular contracture (CC) surgical treatment, with a focus on type of implants used. Furthermore, our experience in this field is also reviewed.

methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, the Cochrane Central, and Google Scholar databases were reviewed to identify literature related to surgical treatment of capsular contracture and implant replacement. Each article was reviewed by two independent reviewers to ensure all relevant publications were identified. The literature search identified 54 applicable articles. Of these, 26 were found to have a therapeutic level of evidence. The reference lists in each relevant paper were screened manually to include relevant papers not found through the initial search.

resultsOnly four articles report the replacement of implants after surgical treatment of capsular contracture. Six articles reported an implant exchange with only smooth silicone gel filled implants. Two reviews advice to use smooth implants in implant replacement.

conclusionWith our expertise in the field and the results of this up-to-date literature review, it can be concluded that implant exchange is recommended in case of breast revision for capsular contracture, and the use of subpectoral smooth silicone gel breast implants is a good option after surgical treatment in patients with primary or recurrence Baker III-IV. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

Indexed as

Breast ImplantationBreast ImplantsContractureHumansImplant Capsular ContractureReoperationSilicone GelsSilicone GelsBreast augmentationCapsular contractureProsthetic breast reconstructionRevisionary surgerySmooth silicone gel breast implants

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PMID33543344
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