breast implant illness

Decreased Use of Anti-Inflammatory Medications in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease Patients Following Breast Implant Removal: A National Analysis

08/15/2024

This study utilizes a national claims repository to examine anti-inflammatory prescription patterns of patients with known autoimmune connective tissue disorders diagnoses undergoing implant removal following implant-based breast...

This study utilizes a national...

08/15/2024

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Figure 3. White fungal coating with green saline inside the intact infected left breast implant.

Interesting Cases

Rare Presentation of Breast Implant Infection and Breast Implant Illness Caused by Penicillium Species

06/03/2022

Natalie Kuhn, BA; Christopher Homsy, MD

Natalie Kuhn, BA; Christopher Homsy, ...

This case reports a 39-year-old woman with capsular contracture in addition to generalized symptoms who was found to have Penicillium fungal species infection of a saline implant 20 years after original augmentation mammaplasty. Penicillium...

This case reports a 39-year-old...

06/03/2022

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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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