Polyurethane foam-covered implants and capsular contracture: a laboratory investigation |
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Authors: | H H Caffee C Hathaway |
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Institution: | University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville. |
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Abstract: | Experiments were conducted in rabbits comparing polyurethane foam-covered implants with otherwise identical smooth silicone gel implants. Using five objective methods of measurement of capsular contracture, no significant difference could be identified. The foam-covered implants consistently developed capsular contracture, although in most cases this was of mild degree and would not have been clinically significant. In the two foam-covered implants with hard contractures, there was no evidence of hematoma or separation of the foam. |
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