title: Preventing postoperative noise in saline breast implants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA. beppley@iupui.edu
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Eppley
mesh_terms: D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise; D012965:Sodium Chloride
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride