A complication of a transareolar augmentation mammaplasty.
A case of sudden development of a small tender mass in the breast, one year after an augmentation mammaplasty, is presented. This mass was found to be a herniation of the implant in the region of the previous incision.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic