ArticleBreast care (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Implant Replacement or Removal: What Happens after Capsular Contracture? A German Study Examining Breast Implant Revision Surgery and Patient Choices in 946 Cases.
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- Breast Capsule Thickness and Clinical Capsular Contracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Dermo-Glandular Suspension Following Wise-Pattern Explantation-Mastopexy: Is it Reaching the Intended Heights?Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Revision Mastopexy in Aesthetic Breast Surgery.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Review
- Conversion to Autologous Breast Reconstruction with Latissimus Dorsi and Immediate Fat Grafting in Patients with Previous Implant Failure: An Efficient, Reproducible, and Safe Technique.Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India · 2024Article
- Drainless Implant Removal: A Technique to Minimize Breast Disfigurement After Explantation.Eplasty · 2024Article
- [Breast implant removal and simultaneous aesthetic optimization : Possibilities, technical considerations and outcome analysis].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- What Can We Learn from Breast Implant Explantation: a 28-Year, Multicenter Retrospective Study of 1004 Explantation Cases.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023Article
- Simultaneous Salvage Auto-augmentation: Contemporary Strategy for Management of the Breast Explantation Patient.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionCapsular contracture most often leads to implant revision surgery for aesthetic or reconstructive purposes. However, little is known about which operation is chosen when revision surgery has to be performed. We performed analysis of revision indications and performed revision surgery considering implant removal or replacement and additional surgical procedures. To our knowledge, this study presents the largest German single-center analysis regarding implant revision surgery after the onset of complications.
methodsRetrospective 10-year data analysis of a single-center population undergoing breast implant revision surgery.
resultsCapsular contracture was the most frequent finding before reoperation, both removal and replacement (
conclusionSignificant differences are observed for reconstructive and aesthetic patients regarding indication leading to revision surgery, time of revision surgery, and the type of performed revision surgery itself. After implant removal, more than 60% of aesthetic patients undergo mastopexy, more than half of reconstructive patients choose autologous breast reconstruction, and over a quarter of patients choose no additional surgical procedures.
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