Reconstruction of the breast using polyurethane-coated prostheses.
We have inserted 302 Natural-Y polyurethane-coated implants in 92 patients. Follow-up time for the cases studied ranges from 6 months to 41/2 years after reconstruction. None of our patients was observed to develop capsular contracture, and the foreign-body reaction to the polyurethane was of no clinical significance when the implants were placed in a total muscle pocket. Four cases of ruptured prostheses were observed. Overall, the excellent aesthetic results of the polyurethane-coated prostheses were encouraging, resulting in soft, natural-feeling, and aesthetically pleasing breasts.
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000009:adverse effects; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects
D011140:Polyurethanes