A Case Report of Capsular Contracture Immediately Following COVID-19 Vaccination

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Capsular contracture is fundamentally an immunological/inflammatory response to the implant, treating it as a foreign body in need of exclusion from the immune system. The capsule surrounding the implant is populated by a rich variety of immunologically active cells such as macrophages, T lymphocytes, and myofibroblasts. Vaccination in general and the COVID-19 vaccine in particular result in specific and nonspecific activation of the immune system, including those immune cells in proximity to the implant. This phenomenon has been previously demonstrated in delayed inflammatory reactions to previously implanted hyaluronic acid fillers following COVID-19 vaccination. This report is what is believed to be the first case of the rapid development of severe ipsilateral capsular contracture in the immediate aftermath of the second dose of the BNT162b2 (Pfizer) vaccine.

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ErratumIn: Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2021 Dec 11;4(1):ojab041. - PMID 34909686

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E-Artikel

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2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

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Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum - 3(2021), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite ojab021

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Englisch

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Restifo, Richard J [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 03.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

ErratumIn: Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2021 Dec 11;4(1):ojab041. - PMID 34909686

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1093/asjof/ojab021

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NLM329179330