The effects of the volume of the breast implants on the capsule sclerosis and the management of the breast capsule sclerosis after augmentation mammoplasty / 重庆医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To discuss the relationship between the volume of the breast implants and the capsule sclerosis as well as the management of the breast capsule sclerosis after augmentation mammoplasty.Methods:Two groups were divided in 422 casesgroup A with 147 cases where the actually used volume of breast implant was larger than or equal to the predictive volume,and group B with 275 cases where the actually used volume of breast implant was less than the predictive volume.The breast capsule sclerosis after augmentation mammoplasty in both groups was observed in the following 1～6 years,and 106 cases of breast capsule sclerosis were treated in different ways.Results:The breast capsule sclerosis occurred in 29 cases in group A (19.73%) and 34 cases in group B (12.36%),and the difference was significant ( P