Preventing postoperative noise in saline breast implants.
The occurrence of postoperative noise in saline breast implants is caused by inadvertent retention or injection of air during filling at the time of implantation. A volume of air as small as 2 cc in most breast implant sizes can result in this phenomenon. A simple method of prefilling and aspiration of saline before implantation can completely eliminate the possibility of its postoperative occurrence.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA. beppley@iupui.edu
D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise; D012965:Sodium Chloride
D012965:Sodium Chloride