Long-term comparison of patients with gel and saline mammary implants.
Following augmentation mammaplasty, 169 patients with saline and silicone-gel implants placed in the subglandular position were observed over a period of 10 years. It was found that the palpable capsule rate in patients with gel implants was 36 percent; in patients with inflatable implants it was 24 percent. Of the total number of patients in the study who received inflatable implants, deflation occurred in 15.5 percent.
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects; D012965:Sodium Chloride
D005782:Gels; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012965:Sodium Chloride