Clinical analysis of complications of polyacrylamide hydrogel injection for augmentation mammoplasty in 118 cases / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the clinical manifestations and explore suitable treatments for the complications induced by polyacrylamide hydrogel(PAHG) injection for augmentation mammoplasty.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The symptoms, physical signs and treatments of the 118 cases were analyzed and summarized.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The complications included in nodule formation (54.2%), pain (33.9%), PAHG migration (7.6%) and acute mastitis in lactation (4.3%). Satisfactory clinical treatment results have been obtained after suitable treatments.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The complications induced by PAHG injection for augmentation mammoplasty have increased following its widely use, the re-evaluation for this technique should be made, and more effective treatment should be considered.</p>