Capsular contracture

When capsular contracture (English: capsular fibrosis ) is the formation of a hard connective tissue, partly painful capsule, which arises as a result of breast augmentation by insertion of an implant. In this foreign body response can cause severe deformation of the chest.

In principle he is at any foreign body capsule of scar tissue. In most cases, this causes no problems, since the capsule is very tender. But why it takes up to 15 percent of cases of breast augmentation to the formation of a capsule with complaints that are not clearly understood. It is believed an inflammation reaction by a settlement of the implants with bacteria, since these can be relatively frequently detected on them. Heaped the problem occurs but also for other complications, such as bleeding or on. Even after radiotherapy for breast reconstruction with implants occurs a capsule fibrosis frequently.

The therapy is usually surgically by removal or replacement of the implant insert. Previously conducted capsule blasting by manual pressure are no longer recommended because recurrence is common and the implant can be damaged.

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