Pharmacological Approaches for the Prevention of Breast Implant Capsular Contracture

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Capsular contracture is a common complication associated with breast implants following reconstructive or aesthetic surgery in which a tight or constricting scar tissue capsule forms around the implant, often distorting the breast shape and resulting in chronic pain. Capsulectomy (involving full removal of the capsule surrounding the implant) and capsulotomy (where the capsule is released and/or partly removed to create more space for the implant) are the most common surgical procedures used to treat capsular contracture. Various structural modifications of the implant device (including use of textured implants, submuscular placement of the implant, and the use of polyurethane-coated implants) and surgical strategies (including pre-operative skin washing and irrigation of the implant pocket with antibiotics) have been and/or are currently used to help reduce the incidence of capsular contracture. In this article, we review the pharmacological approaches-both commonly practiced in the clinic and experimental-reported in the scientific and clinical literature aimed at either preventing or treating capsular contracture, including (i) pre- and post-operative intravenous administration of drug substances, (ii) systemic (usually oral) administration of drugs before and after surgery, (iii) modification of the implant surface with grafted drug substances, (iv) irrigation of the implant or peri-implant tissue with drugs prior to implantation, and (v) incorporation of drugs into the implant shell or filler prior to surgery followed by drug release in situ after implantation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:280

Enthalten in:

The Journal of surgical research - 280(2022) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 129-150

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guimier, Eugénie [VerfasserIn]
Carson, Louise [VerfasserIn]
David, Benny [VerfasserIn]
Lambert, James M [VerfasserIn]
Heery, Enda [VerfasserIn]
Malcolm, R Karl [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Breast augmentation and reconstruction
Breast implants
Capsular contracture
Journal Article
Polyurethanes
Prevention
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Silicone elastomer
Treatment

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Date Completed 24.10.2022

Date Revised 09.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jss.2022.06.073

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344886417