Arch Plast Surg.
2018 Sep;45(5):470-473. 10.5999/aps.2017.01298.
Mechanical irritation by protruding bone: A possible cause of breast implant rupture
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- 1Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
- 2Section of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medcampus III, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria. ghuemer@drhumer.com
- KMID: 2422144
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2017.01298
Abstract
- Although breast implants have been in clinical use for almost 6 decades and have undergone considerable development during this time, implant rupture is still a dreaded long-term complication. Some obvious external factors, such as trauma, can lead to implant rupture, but many studies have reported a high rate of "spontaneous" implant rupture. Herein, we present two cases with the aim of raising awareness of a new possible cause of "spontaneous" implant rupture: mechanical irritation by bony protrusions.
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