Surgical correction of Poland's syndrome in males - a purposely designed implant.
OBJECTIVE
To present a type of silicone implant for the treatment of Poland's syndrome chest wall deformity.


METHODS
An axillary surgical approach was used in order to introduce the textured, rectangular-shaped silicone implant that was fabricated in three different sizes.


RESULTS
Since 2001, eight male patients have received silicone implants. Implant displacement occurred in only one patient, who later underwent a second operation. The remaining seven patients did not have any complications.


CONCLUSIONS
The safety of the technique, the overall satisfaction of the patients with this type of silicone implant and the lack of significant complications make this procedure an interesting option for the correction of chest deformities of Poland's syndrome male patients.
Pereira
Luiz Haroldo
LH
Department of Plastic Surgery, Luiz Haroldo Clinic, Rua Xavier da Silveira, 45/206, 22061-010 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. haroldo@unisys.com.br
Sabatovich
Oleg
O
Santana
Kátia Perim
KP
Picanço
Ricardo
R
Sterodimas
Aris
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011045:Poland Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012828:Silicones; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D012828:Silicones