Treatment of the firm augmented breast by capsular stripping and inflatable implant exchange.
A technique of capsular stripping, removing a gel implant, and inserting an inflatable implant in front of the old capsule, is described for the relief of the firm breasts which sometimes develop after an augmentation mammaplasty. This technique puts all of the old capsule behind the new implant, and it does not require excessive dissection.
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects*