title: Male Pectoral Implants: Radiographic Appearance of Complications.
abstract: There has been a significant surge in aesthetic chest surgery for men in the last several years. Male chest enhancement is performed with surgical placement of a solid silicone pectoral implant. In the past, male chest correction and implantation were limited to the treatment of men who had congenital absence or atrophy of the pectoralis muscle and pectus excavatum deformity. But today, the popularization of increased chest and pectoral size fostered by body builders has more men desiring chest correction with implantation for non-medical reasons. We present a case of a 44-year-old, male with a displaced left pectoral implant with near extrusion and with an associated peri-implant soft tissue mass and fluid collection. While the imaging of these patients is uncommon, our case study presents the radiographic findings of male chest enhancement with associated complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Cherie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kuzmiak
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Damitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Watson Clinic, Lakeland, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Larkin Community Hospital, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
keywords: Pectoral implant; chest enhancement; computed tomography; implant displacement; male breast; mammography; ultrasound