title: In vitro measurement of silicone bleed from breast implants.
abstract: A method to measure gel bleed from intact silicone gel-filled breast implants was developed. This nondestructive technique permits accurate and reproducible serial measurements of silicone bleed from smooth wall breast implants (n=10) under simulated physiologic conditions in vitro. Gel bleed rates from new low bleed gel-filled implants and intact explants (unbarriered, low bleed, double lumen) were determined. These results demonstrate the reliability of this method to quantify silicone gel bleed and may permit a meaningful comparison of bleed rates from implants in the future.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Center of Maui, Kahului, Hawaii 96732, USA.
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marotta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batich
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Hardt
mesh_terms: D018427:Breast Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers