The experimental value of silicone-sheet, dacron felt spacers in prevention of capsular contractures.
An experimental study is recorded that compares the use of soft gel silicone implants with, and without, a silicone sheet Dacron felt spacer, using the scalp of the guinea pig as a test site. Capsular contractures were produced in 45 percent of the control animals without the spacer. This was documented histologically to be related to a migration of muscle fibroblasts and could be prevented by the fixation of the Dacron felt to the pocket floor peripheral to the implant.
D000818:Animals; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005782:Gels; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D012828:Silicones; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014945:Wound Healing
D005782:Gels; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012828:Silicones