Breast Implants
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Immediate reconstruction with an expander/implant following ablatio mammae because of breast cancer : side effects and cosmetic results after adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Timing and sequencing of radiotherapy in the context of allogenous breast reconstruction have not been standardized. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of adjuvant radiotherapy on morbidity and patient ... Read more...

Local complications after cosmetic breast augmentation: results from the Danish Registry for Plastic Surgery of the breast.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Prospective long-term data on the occurrence of complications following breast augmentation are sparse and the reported frequencies differ substantially. METHODS: The Danish Registry for Plastic Surgery of the Breast has prospectively ... Read more...

The "neosubpectoral" pocket for the correction of symmastia.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Symmastia is a rare but challenging problem to correct. A number of techniques have been proposed, but each has drawbacks in terms of reliability, accuracy, and difficulty. A recently described technique to treat subpectoral symmastia is ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Breast Implants'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Immediate reconstruction with an expander/implant following ablatio mammae because of breast cancer : side effects and cosmetic results after adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy. 4 Oct 2009
• Local complications after cosmetic breast augmentation: results from the Danish Registry for Plastic Surgery of the breast. 30 Aug 2009
• Discussion. The "neosubpectoral" pocket for the correction of symmastia. 30 Aug 2009
• The "neosubpectoral" pocket for the correction of symmastia. 30 Aug 2009
• Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction: a history in evolution. 30 Jul 2009
• Modification of cysteinyl leukotriene receptors expression in capsular contracture: follow-up study and definitive results. 30 Jul 2009
• Early, staged reconstruction in young women with severe breast asymmetry. 30 Jul 2009
• Shaping the breast in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery: an easy three-step principle. Part IV--aesthetic breast surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Pornographic actresses are a poor choice for assessing what men optimally prefer in women's looks: Comments on Voracek and Fisher (2006). 30 Jul 2009
• Severe allergic reaction to Dermabond. 29 Jun 2009
• Calculation of silicone breast implant volumes using breast magnetic resonance imaging. 29 Jun 2009
• Contralateral internal mammary silicone lymphadenopathy imitates breast cancer metastasis. 29 Jun 2009
• Psychological characteristics of Danish women with cosmetic breast implants. 29 Jun 2009
• Do biomaterials cause implant-associated mesenchymal tumors of the breast? Analysis of 8 new cases and review of the literature. 19 Jun 2009
• [Breast reconstruction following amputation for cancer] 30 May 2009
• Costal exostosis as a possible cause of breast implant rupture. 30 May 2009
• Managing the mammary gland infiltrated with foreign substances: different surgical alternatives. 30 May 2009
• Postoperative evaluation platform of female breast implant surgery with breast configuration indicator. 12 May 2009
• Rotation mastopexy: an anatomical approach. 11 May 2009
• Long-term safety and effectiveness of style 410 highly cohesive silicone breast implants. 11 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Breast Implants'

Definition: Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.

Descriptor UI: D018427

Alternative terms: Breast Implants; Breast Prosthesis, Internal; Breast Prostheses, Internal; Internal Breast Prostheses; Internal Breast Prosthesis; Prostheses, Internal Breast; Prosthesis, Internal Breast; Implants, Breast; Breast Implant; Implant, Breast;

Related Mesh Headings: Silicone Elastomers; Breast Implantation; Silicone Gels;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E07.695.140;

History Note: 95

Technical Notes: IM; coord with implant material (IM or NIM)