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1: Ann Plast Surg. 1994 Jun;32(6):645-7.Links

Silicone migration to the pleural space associated with silicone-gel augmentation mammaplasty.

Hirmand H, Hoffman LA, JP.

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021.

We present a case report of silicone particles found in the pleural fluid of a patient 20 years after bilateral augmentation mammaplasty with silicone-gel implants. The patient's history is notable for bilateral replacements of implants and multiple closed capsulotomies several years subsequent to the original augmentation procedure. A ruptured left implant was found in 1991 when she first experienced pain in the upper back. A left pleural effusion developed subsequently. Analysis of the pleural effusion fluid by scanning electron microscopy suggested the presence of silicone. All laboratory results were normal, and the effusion did not recur after thoracentesis. The patient has been under close follow-up, and further pulmonary complications or other symptoms have not developed. This case report demonstrates the potential for silicone migration to the pleura and the possibility of subsequent pulmonary complications, such as pleural effusion.

PMID: 8074375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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1: Plast Reconstr Surg. 1978 Aug;62(2):302-3.Links

Distant migration of silicone gel from a ruptured breast implant. Case report.

Capozzi A, Du Bou R, Pennisi VR.

A complication of augmentation mammaplasty is presented in which the bag of a gel-filled implant ruptured and the thin gel migrated through subcutaneous planes as far as the groin. We feel that when a rupture of a gel-filled prosthesis becomes evident, it should be replaced as soon as possible if such migration is to be prevented (particularly if the gel is of the thinner and less-cohesive variety).PMID: 353852 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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