ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2025
Efficacy of Mesh Use in Breast Surgery: A Comprehensive Review of Complications and Aesthetic Outcomes.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Fallacy of the Bioengineered Breast.Annals of plastic surgery · 2026Article
- COVID-19-Related Immune Activation and Capsular Contracture: A Cohort Study of Infection, Vaccination, and Explantation.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- The Internal Bra: Insisting on Scientific Evaluation.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- A Review of Mammaplasties With Measurements: Evaluating Autoaugmentation, Mesh, Acellular Dermal Matrix, and the Wise Pattern.Annals of plastic surgery · 2025Review
- Questioning the Premise for Implantable Mesh During Mastopexy.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- The Role of Synthetic Meshes in Revision Surgery After Breast Augmentation: A Personal Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
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Abstract
Background: The insertion of a mesh "internal bra" has been used in cosmetic breast procedures for soft-tissue reinforcement as a means to mitigate postoperative ptosis. However, there have been concerns regarding complications as a result of mesh placement and a lack of quantitative data regarding postoperative cosmetic outcomes. Methods: Articles that assessed the effects of the mesh internal bra for soft-tissue support on cosmetic and patient-reported outcomes, complications, and surveillance were reviewed. Meta-analysis was performed to determine the overall complication rates, and cosmetic outcomes and patient-reported outcomes were reviewed. Results: Meta-analysis showed the following summary effect sizes: infection/abscess had a pooled rate of 3.61% ( Conclusions: Although there does not seem to be a significant difference in risk profile with and without the use of mesh, the current data do not support the claims of improved cosmetic outcomes. Well-controlled, quantitative studies are necessary to objectively evaluate the cosmetic benefits of using mesh.
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