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Surgeon
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Breast Implants
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procedures performed
Reoperations |
2.8% at 5 years |
44.6% at 3 years [21% at 3 years] |
28% at 3 years [13%] |
| Implant deflation |
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| Capsular contracture |
0.66% of breasts |
6% of breasts |
7% of breasts |
| Visible wrinkling requiring reoperation* |
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| Infection |
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| Hematoma | 0.16% of patients |
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| Seroma |
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| Implant malposition requiring reoperation |
0% |
5% of patients |
8% |
| Breast lift required after augmentation |
0% |
7% of reoperations |
6% of reoperations |
| * The Tebbetts study includes all additional operations required over a 5 year period, while the Mentor and Inamed (formerly McGhan) studies report additional operations for only 3 years. | |||
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To view anatomical breast implants, look
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gallery.
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