The Importance Of Capsular Contracture

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Besides the evolution of silicone implants and surgical procedures, breast augmentation is still associated with complications such as hematoma, seroma, infection, rupture, silicone leakage, changes in mammary sensitivity, chronic pain, poor positioning, wrinkling skin, and capsular contracture [2, 4,
8-14]. Capsular contracture is the formation of a fibrous scar tissue that surrounds a foreign body or surgically implanted device [25]. Artificial joints, heart valves, central venous catheter ports, breast implants, and many additional medical devices have been involved in capsule formation and its adverse consequences [25]. Capsule formation plays an important role in the host response against a foreign body. Therefore, the outcome of this

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