Evaluation of MRI findings after polyacrylamide gel injection for breast augmentation.
OBJECTIVE
Polyacrylamide gel injection mammoplasty has recently been used for breast augmentation. However, many complications have been reported including complications that in some patients resulted in the need for mastectomy. This article reviews the MRI appearances of various complications of polyacrylamide gel injection mammoplasty including breast asymmetry; intramammary or extramammary gel displacement, including intrathoracic extension; and glandular atrophy, inflammation, and infection resulting in mastectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Because poly acrylamide gel has a high water content, we found that sagittal and axial T2-weighted are the best sequences to use to detect complications.
Lui
Chun Ying
CY
Department of Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Rd., Kowloon, Hong Kong. luicy01@ha.org.hk
Ho
Chiu Ming
CM
Iu
Po Ping
PP
Cheung
Wing Yung
WY
Lam
Hon Shing
HS
Cheng
Ming Shiaw
MS
Liu
Hin Lun Lawrence
HL
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
D000180:Acrylic Resins; C016680:polyacrylamide gels