| Ilena Rose 2006-10-15, 9:33 pm |
| EXCERPT: High cohesive gel implants may not be as safe as is commonly
believed and all implant ruptures, irrespective of the cohesiveness of
the silicone gel, should be investigated thoroughly.
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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(8):885-6. Epub 2006 Feb 20.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...l=pubmed_DocSum
Locoregional silicone spread after high cohesive gel silicone implant
rupture.Lahiri A, Waters R.
Selly Oak Hospital, university Hospitals Birmingham, Raddlebarn Road,
Birmingham B29 6JD, UK. anindyalahiri@hotmail.com
A 45-year-old patient had routine cosmetic bilateral breast
augmentation 6 years previously using cohesive gel implants. She
presented 4 years later with a breast lump and multiple axillary lymph
nodes. Exploration revealed that the breast implant had a large tear
at the posterior wall of the shell with intra-capsular leakage of
silicone. The axilla had eight enlarged lymph node--all were removed.
Histology showed silicone granuloma in the capsule and silicone
lymphadenitis. High cohesive gel implants may not be as safe as is
commonly believed and all implant ruptures, irrespective of the
cohesiveness of the silicone gel, should be investigated thoroughly.
PMID: 16876092 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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