Symptom Improvement After Explantation With No Capsulectomy for Systemic Symptoms Associated With Breast Implants.
Aesthet Surg J
; 44(8): 820-828, 2024 Jul 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38339986
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Systemic symptoms associated with breast implants (SSBI) is a term used to describe a group of patients who attribute a variety of symptoms to their implants. Previous studies have shown symptom improvement after implant removal in these patients irrespective of whether part or all the implant capsule has been removed.OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to evaluate implant removal with no capsule removed in symptomatic and control subjects.METHODS:
Eligible study subjects were sequentially enrolled at 5 investigator sites. The SSBI Cohort included patients with systemic symptoms they attributed to their implants who requested explantation. The Non-SSBI Cohort included subjects without systemic symptoms attributed to their implants who requested explantation with or without replacement. All subjects agreed to undergo explantation without removal of any capsule.RESULTS:
Systemic symptom improvement was noted in SSBI subjects without removal of the implant capsule, comparable to the results of our previously published study. SSBI patients showed a 74% reduction in self-reported symptoms at 6 months with no capsulectomy which was not statistically different from partial or total capsulectomies (P = .23).CONCLUSIONS:
Explantation with or without capsulectomy provides symptom improvement in patients with systemic symptoms they associate with their implants.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Implants
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Breast Implantation
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Device Removal
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Aesthet Surg J
Year:
2024
Type:
Article