title: Bilateral accidental rupture of the fibrous capsules surrounding mammary prosthesis. Case report.
abstract: A complication of augmentation mammaplasty is presented. Bilateral traumatic rupture of the surrounding fibrous capsule occurred without disruption of the prosthetic envelope. Questions are also raised about the effects of pregnancy on the maturing fibrous capsule.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012421:Rupture; D013518:Surgery, Plastic