Distant migration of silicone gel from a ruptured breast implant. Case report.
A complication of augmentation mammaplasty is presented in which the bag of a gel-filled implant ruptured and the thin gel migrated through subcutaneous planes as far as the groin. We feel that when a rupture of a gel-filled prosthesis becomes evident, it should be replaced as soon as possible if such migration is to be prevented (particularly if the gel is of the thinner and less-cohesive variety).
D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones; D013518:Surgery, Plastic
D012828:Silicones