ArticleAesthetic surgery journal. Open forum2023
Single-Institution Early Experience With a New, Smooth, Opaque, and Round Breast Implant Over a 2-Year Period.
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- Capsular Contracture Rates in Subfascial and Subglandular Breast Augmentation With Smooth vs Textured Implants.Aesthetic surgery journal · 2026Pooled it
- A Multicentric and Retrospective Clinical Study: 2 Year Follow-up Results for Breast Surgery With Perle Smooth Opaque Silicone Breast Implants.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The ideal breast implant does not exist and the choice of implant for breast augmentation is largely based on what surgeons think will be best for their patients. Objectives: To evaluate the preliminary results of a new, smooth, round, and opaque breast implant (PERLE, GC Aesthetics; Dublin, Ireland) from a single-center UK aesthetic practice. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of all patients undergoing breast implant surgery with PERLE at the authors' center between January 2021 and December 2022. Outcomes data such as rates of capsular contracture, infection, revision surgery, and synchronous mastopexy were analyzed. Results: Of the 385 patients identified, 374 (97.1%) had PERLE implants placed by 3 surgeons for primary ( Conclusions: The authors' early, single-center experience with PERLE implants suggests a safety profile and overall complication rate that is comparable with other modern implants. They will continue to monitor the safety and effectiveness of PERLE and discuss the reasons and evolution in the choice of breast implant. Level of Evidence 4:
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