title: Capsular contracture: hard breasts, soft data.
abstract: Fibrous capsular contracture is by far the most common cause of unsatisfactory results following augmentation mammaplasty. This article reviews the evidence for its various proposed etiologies, the techniques advocated for its prevention, and the procedures currently available for its correction.
authors.affiliation: Tucson Medical Center, Arizona.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Burkhardt
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods