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THE ROLE OF OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS IN CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE AROUND THE BREAST IMPLANTS
… which often leads to re-intervention, is capsular contracture. It consists in pathological hardening of the fibrous shell developing around a breast prosthesis.The development of connective tissue around any foreign body is physiological, but progression into a thick and firm capsule, as …
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Expression of myofibroblasts and identification of angiotensin receptors in capsular contracture disease around mammary implants
Capsular contracture is a physically and psychologically debilitating disease characterised by fibrosis and contraction of the breast capsule in women with implants. There is evidence that Angiotensin-II (Ang-II) is implicated in pathological wound healing and that blockers of Ang-II may prevent …
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Precision Medicine Approach to Improving Reconstructive Surgery Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors
… scar capsule around the silicone implant called capsular contracture. Nearly all patients will experience this complication, though with different degrees of response, ranging from moderate scarring to major disfigurement and pain at the implant site. Presently, there is no way to predict the …
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'No-touch' breast-implant insertion device
Capsular Contracture (CC) has been identified as the major cause of breast-implant failures and subsequent discomfort, pain and shape deformation following cosmetic breast implantation procedures. It has been documented that CC is primarily due to bacteria which are transmitted in the breast-cavity …