Q) Is this a capsular contracture? A) Many are aware of the highly problematic side effect of breast augmentation, capsular contracture. Also, they want to find out if the capsular contracture has been developed or not. The reason the many patients ask about the capsular contracture is because these patients are curious about how much their augmented breasts look and feel original. If...
Recent finding on the risk factors of capsular contracture (breast augmentation) There was an announcement regarding a finding on the capsular contracture risk factors by Dr. Grant Stevens and 34 others and so I would like to post on that. When there is a medical finding and announcement, there must be a reasonable number of samples to derive statistics. Also, there should be...
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Capsular contracture (Side effects of breast augmentation) - Breast surgery Korea
11:47 PM Side effects of breast augmentation -What is capsular contracture? Many people around the globe are interested about breast augmentation and breast augmentation is one area that a lot of people are researching on in the medical field. So there are fast developments in this area and the doctors seem difficult to catch up with all the new information and research if they are...
Q. Why is the capsular contracture formed? The doctors do not know the reason as well. We think that the body reacts to outer substance and therefore causes the capsular contracture, but the incidence rate varies a lot from a doctor to another so we cannot simply say that the outer substance causes the capsular contracture. The patient’s body is important, however, I...
Q. When do you need to have a breast revision surgery? There are few reasons for the breast revision surgery First, when the breasts become hard due to the capsular contracture. Second, when the breasts look awkward because the location or the position of the implant changes. Third, when there is a damage on the implant (this is common on the saline type)...
Situation where you need Breast Revision surgery by Dr. Lee Joo Hyuk (KIES-U Plastic clinic in Korea) You made a big decision to have a breast surgery, however, you might have a make another rather difficult decision for a revision surgery due to some problems such as capsular contracture, change in location, and severe asymmetric shape. A situation as such would not be...
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How to avoid capsular contracture - a complication of breast augmentation surgery
9:12 PM To explain this term, 'capsular contracture', I think we have to talk about the 'capsule' - in relation with the breast augmentation surgery - first. Capsule is a barrier against a foreign material. The human body reacts with almost any kind of foreign materials, including silicone, and as a result it makes a wall, an immune reaction. This barrier is called capsule. It...
Hi, this is Dr. Lee. Today my posting is about the textured breast implants versus smooth breast implants. There are numerous informations about this topic through the internet but it is very difficult for non professional persons to find out an accurate and precise knowledge about that. This blog is for correcting this informations, and bringing some detailed knowledge about the type of...