Polyurethane-covered mammary implants: a 12-year experience.
Polyurethane-covered mammary implants are the implants of choice in aesthetic and reconstructive mammary surgery. These implants give very good results in regard to breast contour and consistency, and have a very low complication rate. We present our 12-year experience using polyurethane-covered prostheses. We place the implant mostly in the subglandular or subcutaneous site, and their capsular contracture rate is extremely low (3.3%). Based on our experience, we also review the other complications and side effects occurring with polyurethane prostheses and discuss them in detail.
Gasperoni
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Centro di Chirurgia Estetica, Rome, Italy.
Salgarello
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Gargani
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D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D011140:Polyurethanes; D012826:Silicone Elastomers