breast augmentation

Case Report

Gnocchi Implants: An Unusual Differential Diagnosis for Breast Implant Rupture on Imaging

05/19/2023

David T Guerrero, MS; Francesco M Egro, MBChB, MSc, MRCS; J Peter Rubin, MD, MBA, FACS

David T Guerrero, MS; Francesco M Egr...

The authors present a unique case where radiographic imaging was misleading due to an undocumented unusual breast augmentation procedure that used multiple small “gnocchi-like” silicone implants.

The authors present a unique...

05/19/2023

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Original Research

Is Iatrogenic Implant Contamination Preventable Using a 16-Step No-Touch Protocol?

08/24/2022

Dylan Singh, BS¹; Ruixue Zhang, BS¹; Kaitlin H Hori, BS²; Fereydoun D Parsa, MD, FACS³

Dylan Singh, BS1; Ruixue Zhang, BS1; ...

Intraoperative contamination of the surgical field during aesthetic breast augmentation may lead to implant infection with devastating consequences. The no-touch approach as described in this article was effective in reducing implant...

Intraoperative contamination of...

08/24/2022

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Figure 3. A 29-year-old female patient presenting with BII mastodynia bilaterally underwent total capsulectomy to remove the saline-filled implants (top left and right) and capsules (bottom left and right). The capsule was removed from the implant for better visualization.

Original Research

Breast Implant Illness: Treatment Using Total Capsulectomy and Implant Removal

03/16/2022

Stephen E. Metzinger, MD, FACS^1,2; Christopher Homsy, MD³; Magnus J. Chun, BS¹; Rebecca C. Metzinger, MD⁴

Stephen E. Metzinger, MD, FACS1,2; Ch...

This article presents novel outcomes and suggestions for plastic surgeons in managing breast implant illness using total capsulectomy and breast implant removal.

This article presents novel...

03/16/2022

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Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation Mammaplasty

08/08/2013

Publisher:Open Science Company, LLC
Karan Chopra, MD, Kashyap K. Tadisina, BS, Nikki Chopra, BS, and Marwan R. Khalifeh, MD

Publisher:Open Science Company, LLCKa...

Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation Mammaplasty Karan Chopra, MD, Kashyap K. Tadisina, BS, Nikki Chopra, BS, and Marwan R. Khalifeh, MD Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins...

Fat Grafting Breast...

08/08/2013

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